Process for prioritized end-to-end secure data protection

Abstract

The invention is a process for prioritizing messages from a first computer system having at least one computer connected to a first edge router to be sent to a second computer system having at least one computer connected to a second edge router, the process includes the steps of: 1) providing priority status from the at least one first computer to the at the first edge router; 2) determining the priority status of the message by the first edge router; 3) prioritizing the sending of the message by the first edge router; 4) encrypting the priority status prior to sending the message to the at least one second computer a the selected priority status; and 5) upon receiving the encrypted message, the second edge router decrypts the priority status of the message and sends it to the at least one second computer at the selected priority status.

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