Patent ID: 6490679
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
A method for integrating a security key infrastructure with an application program on a computer system comprising:transmitting a security key infrastructure service request to a security integration module that is characterized by having multiple security interfaces matched respectively to different security key infrastructures; in the security integration module, retrieving a policy suitable for the application from a policy database; in the security integration module, selecting a security key infrastructure to service the security key infrastructure service request according to the retrieved policy; and transmitting the security key infrastructure service request from the security integration module to the selected security key infrastructure, wherein the security key infrastructure service request is generated in a first network security interface module, linked to the application program, and wherein prior to practice of the method, the application program is linked to a network access module, and the method further comprising: initially replacing the network access module with the network security integration module.