Patent ID: 8015403

Claim:
A method for providing security information associated with a communication session to a user, comprising: facilitating the establishment of a communication session between a selected one of: a first network device associated with a first user and a second network device associated with a second user that traverses a first communication network and a second communication network; and the first network device and a third network device associated with the second user that traverses a third communication network and a fourth communication network; determining security information of the first communication network, the second communication network, the third communication network and the fourth communication network; assigning a security rating to the communication session based on the determined security information, the assigning a security rating comprising: identifying a first communication path for the communication session between the first network device and the second network device, the first communication path traversing the first communication network and the second communication network; identifying a second communication path for the communication session between the first network device and the third network device, the second communication path traversing the third communication network and the fourth communication network; determining a security level provided by each of the first communication network, the second communication network, the third communication network and the fourth communication network; identifying a lowest security level of the security levels; and assigning a security rating to the communication session based on the identified lowest security level; and before establishing the communication session, providing security information for the communication session to a user associated with the first network device that includes the assigned security rating; and based on the provided security information, receiving a user selection from the first user, the user selection selecting one of the first communication path and the second communication path for the communication session.