Patent ID: 7546460
Filing Date: 2009-06-09
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of providing secure communications across multiple protocols, comprising: analyzing, using an access device, a communication to be transmitted to a destination using a first protocol to determine a first portion of the communication to encrypt using a first encryption process and to determine an additional portion of the communication to remain unencrypted by the first encryption process; encrypting, using the access device, the first portion of the communication using the first encryption process and a determined encryption key; and after the encrypting, transmitting the communication from the access device to the destination using the first protocol, the communication including the encrypted first portion and the additional portion unencrypted by the first encryption process, wherein an intermediate component between the access device and the destination is able to convert the unencrypted additional portion from a first protocol to a second protocol, without decrypting the first portion, and transmit the communication to the destination using the second protocol.