Patent ID: 10187387

Abstract:
A method performed by a first network device for communicating over a network, the method includes receiving, at the first network device, a request to connect to a second network device. The method includes, based on the request to connect, determining whether the first network device is set to an encrypted communication mode. The method further includes, based on a determination that the first network device is set to the encrypted communication mode, sending, to a first name service, a first name associated with the second network device and for which the first name service supports establishing an encrypted connection to the second network device. The method further includes receiving, at the first network device, a resource for the encrypted connection to the second network device, wherein the resource indicates a quality of service level for the encrypted connection determined by the first name service, and communicating with the second network device over the network via the encrypted connection using the received resource indicating the determined service level for the encrypted connection.