Patent ID: 8943201
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for accessing a secure computer network address, comprising: receiving a secure domain name; sending a query message to a secure domain name service, the query message requesting from the secure domain name service a secure computer network address corresponding to the secure domain name; receiving, in response to the query message, the secure computer network address corresponding to the secure domain name and one or more resources provided by the secure domain name service for secure communication; establishing an encrypted channel based on the one or more resources provided by the secure domain name service; sending an access request message to the secure computer network address using the encrypted channel; and communicating at least one of video data or audio data via the encrypted channel; wherein the secure domain name service receives and evaluates the query message to determine whether the target computer is configured for communicating over the encrypted channel, and further resolves the query into the secure computer network address.