Patent ID: 9118629
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method comprising: receiving a request, at a computing device, from a sender having a first type of security to send a secure message initially having the first type of security to a device associated with an intended recipient having a second type of security that is distinct from the first type of security; in response to receiving the request to send the secure message, generating a private security key for encrypting and decrypting the secure message; receiving contents for the secure message; generating and encrypting the secure message after generating the private security key; storing the private security key and the encrypted secure message; creating, at the computing device, a URL message in response to receiving the request to send the secure message to the intended recipient; sending, from the computing device, the URL message to the intended recipient; receiving, at the computing device, a URL message response from the intended recipient; providing, from the computing device, a landing message to the intended recipient in response to receiving the URL message response, the landing message including a hint requesting an answer from the intended recipient; receiving, at the computing device, the answer from the intended recipient; and sending, from the computing device, the secure message to the intended recipient using the second type of security in response to receiving the answer, wherein the computing device and the device associated with the intended recipient each include first and second types of security and the secure message is sent using both the first type of security and the second type of security.