Patent ID: 8543808
Filing Date: 2013-09-24
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a device for processing packets associated with communication through a secured connection between a first device and a second device, the method comprising: a) receiving from the first device security information defining the secured connection and counter information associated with a state of the secured connection; b) tracking, in a counter in the device for processing packets, state information for the secured connection based on the received counter information, a value of the counter defining the tracked state information; c) receiving at least one packet containing encrypted information from the second device sent to the first device; d) accessing the at least one packet using the security information and tracked state information obtained from the tracking of the state information for the secured connection, the accessing comprising forming a modified packet from the at least one packet and using the security information to format the modified packet to pass through the secured connection without disrupting the secured connection, the modified packet differing from the at least one packet in at least one portion, the using the security information to format the modified packet further comprising: e) sending a communication comprising the formatted modified packet to the first device based on information received in the at least one packet.