Patent ID: 9021251
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a communication network, comprising: receiving traffic from a user device at a gateway device associated with a gateway service provider; applying a traffic policy to the traffic at the gateway device, the traffic policy being associated with a secure network; determining if the traffic is destined for the secure network; routing the traffic to the secure network using a security protocol associated with the secure network responsive to determining that the traffic is destined for the secure network; decrypting the traffic responsive to receiving the traffic using a first cryptographic technique; encrypting the traffic using a second cryptographic technique different than the first cryptographic technique; and routing the traffic to an unsecure network without passing through the secure network responsive to determining that the traffic is not destined for the secure network; wherein the traffic encrypted using the first cryptographic technique cannot be decrypted using the second cryptographic technique; wherein the secure network and the unsecure network are distinct physical networks separated from each other; and wherein the user device is not part of the secure network and not part of the unsecure network.