Patent ID: 8719901
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for secure consultation, comprising: passing virtual private network communications between a local network and a secure network through a local firewall; detecting, by using an intrusion detection appliance, an unauthorized network operation in said secure network; providing, by using a cryptographic key server, one or more cryptographic services within said secure network; storing sensitive data on a sensitive data storage, wherein said sensitive data is encrypted when stored in said sensitive data storage, and wherein said sensitive data is prohibited from being stored outside an owner mount point on said sensitive data storage; storing an application program on an application program storage; retrieving said application program from said application program storage; executing said application program on a compute server, wherein said application program processes said sensitive data when invoked by an authenticated and authorized user, and wherein said compute server includes a virtual network computing server; extending, by using a virtual private network gateway, said secure network through said local firewall to enable a virtual network computing client external to said secure network to communicate with said virtual network computing server; encrypting, by using an encryption appliance, said sensitive data as said sensitive data is sent to said sensitive data storage; receiving, at an encrypting server that is different from said encryption appliance, said sensitive data using a secure communication protocol, wherein said encrypting server encrypts said sensitive data when stored outside said secure network; and verifiably copying, by using the encrypting server, said sensitive data to said sensitive data storage, wherein said sensitive data stored on said sensitive data storage is encrypted by said encryption appliance.