Patent ID: 8266434
Filing Date: 2012-09-11
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for setting up a secure communication line between a user and a service provider using non-secure communication channels within an insecure network, comprising the steps of: transmitting an identity token or identity claim from a user station to a service provider station, wherein the user station and service provider station are coupled to the insecure network, and wherein the service provider station comprises at least one computer system including at least one processor; triggering, with the at least one processor, the creation of a secret URL by the service provider station upon reception of the identity token or identity claim; transmitting, from the at least one computer system, the secret URL over a telephone line as secure side channel to the user station; obtaining the secret URL within the user station; and setting-up a new communication path in the insecure network that links the user and the service provider station based on said secret URL, wherein the step of triggering the creation of a secret URL comprises the steps of: