Patent ID: 7290280
Filing Date: 2007-10-30
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method to facilitate virtual transport layer security on a virtual network, wherein the virtual network allows peer-to-peer communications, comprising: creating a first pipe at a first peer, wherein a pipe is a one-way input channel into a peer, and wherein the peer is any type of computer system; associating a first peer identifier with the first pipe; advertising an availability of the first pipe, thereby allowing other peers to discover the first peer and to initiate secure direct peer-to-peer communications with the first peer; connecting to the first pipe from a second peer; creating a second pipe at the second peer; associating a second peer identifier with the second pipe; connecting to the second pipe from the first peer; wherein the first pipe and the second pipe form a virtual connection between the first peer and the second peer; and initiating secure communications on the virtual connection between the first peer and the second peer without the assistance of a server, and by using an available underlying transport layer, wherein the transport layer does not require robust transport services.