Method and apparatus for synchronizing an adaptable security level in an electronic communication
AssigneeCerticom Corp.
InventorMarinus Struik
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Abstract
A method of communicating in a secure communication system, comprises the steps of assembling as message at a sender, then determining a security level, and including an indication of the security level in a header of the message. The message is then sent to a recipient.
Claims4
A method of communicating in a secure communication system, comprising the steps of
- a) assembling as message at a sender;
- b) determining a security level;
- c) including an indication of the security level in a header of the message;
- d) sending the message to a recipient.
A method of communicating in a secure communication system, wherein each communication is divided into a plurality of frames, and each frame includes an indication of a security level, thereby allowing each frame to have a different security level to adapt to the nature of each frame.
A method of providing a security level to a sender by including information in an acknowledgement message.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.