Encrypted self-identification using a proxy server

A method for establishing an encrypted connection between a server and a user device, comprising:

• receiving a query message at a proxy server from the user device, wherein the query message comprises identification information of the user device;
• generating an encrypted message by the proxy server using an encryption key known to the proxy server and the server, wherein the encrypted message comprises ciphertext corresponding to the identification information of the user device;
• transmitting the encrypted message from the proxy server to the user device;
• receiving the encrypted message from the user device at the server;
• and
• decrypting the encrypted message at the server using the encryption key.

An apparatus for establishing an encrypted connection between a user device and a server, comprising:

• a processor;
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the apparatus to:
• transmit a query message from the user device to a proxy server, wherein the query message comprises identification information of the user device;
• receive an encrypted message from the proxy server at the user device, wherein the encrypted message comprises ciphertext corresponding to the identification information of the user device based on an encryption key known to the proxy server and the server;
• transmit the encrypted message from the user device to the server, wherein the server is configured to decrypt the encrypted message using the encryption key;
• and
• establish an encrypted connection between the user device and the server, wherein the encrypted connection is based at least in part on the identification information of the user device.

An apparatus for establishing an encrypted connection between a server and a user device, comprising:

• a processor;
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the apparatus to:
• receive a query message at a proxy server from the user device, wherein the query message comprises identification information of the user device;
• generate an encrypted message by the proxy server using an encryption key known to the proxy server and the server, wherein the encrypted message comprises ciphertext corresponding to the identification information of the user device;
• transmit the encrypted message from the proxy server to the user device;
• receive the encrypted message from the user device at the server;
• and
• decrypt the encrypted message at the server using the encryption key.