Patent ID: 9106421
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for securing a communication link, the method comprising: establishing a first wireless communication link between a user equipment device (UE) and a communication network, wherein the first wireless communication link is an unsecured communication link and is established under a first air interface protocol; communicating unencrypted data between the UE and the Internet over the first unsecured wireless communication link; transmitting, by the UE, a request to engage in a secure communication, wherein the request includes a request to engage in a hypertext transfer protocol secure (HTTPS) communication over the first wireless communication link; establishing, responsive to the UE transmitting the request to engage in the secure communication, a second wireless communication link between the UE and the communication network, wherein the second wireless communication link is a secured communication link and is established under a second air interface protocol; transmitting, responsive to the UE transmitting the request to engage in the secure communication, an encryption key to the UE over the second wireless communication link; encrypting data, by the UE, using the encryption key; and communicating the encrypted data over the first wireless communication link from the UE to the communication network.