Patent ID: 7949867
Filing Date: 2011-05-24
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for providing a secure trustworthy communication channel between a first agent operative on a first computing device connected to a network and a second agent operative on a second computing device connected to the network, the method comprising: a third computing device initially establishing a relative identity relationship between the first agent and the second agent including: wherein the first relative identity and second relative identity are both unique to the relationship between the first agent and the second agents, and there is a mathematical relationship between the first relative identity and the second relative identity; wherein a key for communicating between the first and second agent is generated based on the mathematical relationship by: wherein the first encryption key and the second encryption key are equivalent; a fourth computing device verifying the first and second relative identities at the start of subsequent communication between the first and second agents; wherein the third computing device is either the first computing device, the second computing device or another computing device; wherein the fourth computing device is either the first computing device, the second computing device, the third computing device or another computing device; wherein relative identity uniquely identifies one particular agent's relationship to another particular agent.