Patent ID: 6856686
Filing Date: 2005-02-15
Classification: H04K

Abstract:
1. A method for exchanging data between a plurality of microprocessor based devices over a computer network so as to frustrate unauthorized access to said data, said method comprising: providing a plurality of security devices each being associated with at least one of said plurality of microprocessor based devices; establishing a point-to-point electronic communications session between a first of said security devices being associated with a first of said microprocessor based devices and a second of said security devices being associated with a second of said microprocessor based devices; exchanging security data between said first and second security devices using said point-to-point communications session; encrypting data to be transmitted using said first security device and said security data; and, transmitting said encrypted data from said first microprocessor based device to said second microprocessor based device over said computer network.