Patent ID: 7149896
Filing Date: 2006-12-12
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for providing security for accessing the Internet, the system comprising: a host network configured to provide access to the Internet; an access module configured to establish a communication link with one or more mobile client computing devices from a public location; and a server configured to establish a communication link between the access module and the host network, the server being configured to issue individual users of a mobile client computing device different keys that uniquely identify each user, the keys being configured for use with data packets that are transmitted from the client computing device to the access module, wherein the server is configured to provide multiple security options that provide different levels of security for a user, wherein one level of security is associated with a number of different encryption algorithms that can be selected for use to encrypt data packets that are sent from the mobile client computing device, wherein the number of different algorithms is selectable independent of any other security option.