Patent ID: 7853782
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A secure intermediation method performed by an intermediary positioned along a communication path between a client node and a server node, comprising: receiving a session request from the client node, wherein the session request is a request to initiate secure communications between the client node and the server node; sending to the client node a certificate in response to the session request; establishing a first secure session between the client node and the intermediary; establishing a second secure session between the intermediary and the server node; and after establishing the first and second secure sessions, (i) receiving a payment message from the client node, (ii) detecting that the payment message includes an account number, (iii) modifying the payment message by replacing the account number with a limited-use payment number from a payment server, and (iv) sending the modified payment message to the server node over the second secure session.