Method and system for providing hardware cryptography functionality to a data processing system lacking cryptography hardware

A system for secure communication, comprising:

• a client lacking hardware cryptography functionality;
• a server including hardware cryptography functionality;
• a secure Internet Protocol connection between the client and the server;
• means for receiving a request for a data transaction from the client, together with security parameters specific to the client, at the server through the secure connection;
• means for performing any necessary security processing for the requested data transaction within the server on behalf of the client utilizing the hardware cryptography functionality available within the server;
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• means, responsive to completion of performing any necessary security processing on the requested data transaction, for forwarding the processed data transaction to a target of the requested data transaction as if originating from the client.

A computer program product within a computer usable medium for secure communication, comprising:

• instructions for receiving a request for a data transaction from a client lacking hardware cryptography functionality, together with security parameters specific to the client, at a server through a secure connection between the client and the server;
• instructions for performing any necessary security processing for the requested data transaction within the server on behalf of the client utilizing hardware cryptography functionality available within the server;
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• instructions, responsive to completion of performing any necessary security processing on the requested data transaction, for forwarding the processed data transaction to a target of the requested data transaction as if originating from the client.