Internetworking Domain and Key System

A method, comprising the steps of:

• Identifying a hierarchy of private domains that is enforced within a group and which, at least implicitly, represents private relationships therein between a plurality of client devices that belong to the group;
• wherein a dynamic naming service component functions privately in relation to the group of client devices of the plurality, which are each associated with a unique universal resource locator that is maintained with the dynamic naming service component that privately identifies the client devices within the group;
• further identifying, with the universal resource locator, a hierarchy of private domains that is enforced within the group and which, at least implicitly, represents private relationships therein between the client devices;
• applying network rules over the group based on one or more of the private relationships or the private domains;
• wherein each of the client devices is securely and uniquely identified within the group based on a device certificate, the device certificate comprising elements that identify client device functionality;
• and
• allowing, with a content sharing service component that functions with the dynamic naming service component, at least a first of the client devices within the group to access information content stored on at least a second of the client devices based, at least in part, on the unique universal resource locator of the at least a second of the client devices.

A computer readable storage medium comprising instructions which, when executed with one or more processors, cause the processors to perform or execute the operational or functional features of a system, the system comprising:

• a dynamic naming service component that functions privately in relation to a group of client devices, which are each associated with a unique universal resource locator maintained with the dynamic naming service component that privately identifies the client devices within the group;
• wherein the universal resource locator further identifies a hierarchy of private domains that is enforced within the group and which, at least implicitly, represents private relationships therein between the client devices;
• wherein network rules are applied over the group based on one or more of the private relationships or the private domains;
• wherein each of the client devices is securely and uniquely identified within the group based on a device certificate, the device certificate comprising elements that identify client device functionality;
• and
• a content sharing service component that functions with the dynamic naming service component to allow at least a first of the client devices within the group to access information content stored on at least a second of the client devices based, at least in part, on the unique universal resource locator of the at least a second of the client devices.

A computer readable storage medium comprising instructions which, when executed with one or more processors cause the processors to perform or execute a process, the process comprising the steps of:

• Identifying a hierarchy of private domains that is enforced within a group and which, at least implicitly, represents private relationships therein between a plurality of client devices that belong to the group;
• wherein a dynamic naming service component functions privately in relation to the group of client devices of the plurality, which are each associated with a unique universal resource locator that is maintained with the dynamic naming service component that privately identifies the client devices within the group;
• further identifying, with the universal resource locator, a hierarchy of private domains that is enforced within the group and which, at least implicitly, represents private relationships therein between the client devices;
• applying network rules over the group based on one or more of the private relationships or the private domains;
• wherein each of the client devices is securely and uniquely identified within the group based on a device certificate, the device certificate comprising elements that identify client device functionality;
• and
• allowing, with a content sharing service component that functions with the dynamic naming service component, at least a first of the client devices within the group to access information content stored on at least a second of the client devices based, at least in part, on the unique universal resource locator of the at least a second of the client devices.