System and method for secure application communication between networked processors

A method of operating a security server, the method comprising:

• following a connection request from a guest device that identifies a host device associated with the security server and that originates from a local device in communication with the guest device:
• authenticating, by a processor, credentials of the guest device, and
• determining, by the processor and based on (a) the authenticated credentials of the guest device, (b) an identification of the guest device, and (c) at least one of a date, a time, a connection type between the guest device and a connection facilitation server, and an authentication type, a plurality of remote communication ports of the host device available to the guest device, and a plurality of applications available to the guest device, wherein:
• each of the plurality of remote communication ports of the host device is initially closed, and
• following a selection of one of the plurality of remote communication ports of the host device and an independent selection of one of the plurality of applications, the selected remote communication port is opened by the host device and, for an established session, data to be forwarded from the guest device to the local device is exchangeable from the selected application through an established peer-to-peer communication tunnel between the guest device and the host device using the selected remote communication port.

A method of operating a connection facilitation server, the method comprising:

• receiving a connection request from a guest device identifying a host device,
• following an authentication of credentials of the guest device and a determination, based on:
• (a) the credentials of the guest device, (b) an identification of the guest device, and (c) at least one of a date, a time, a connection type, and an authentication type, of a plurality of remote communication ports of the host device available to the guest device and a plurality of applications available to the guest device, receiving independent selections of:
• (i) one of the plurality of eligible remote communication ports, and (ii) one of the plurality of applications, wherein each remote communication port of the host device available to the guest device is initially closed, and
• following an opening by the host device of the selected remote communication port, causing, by a processor, an establishment of a session and a direct peer-to-peer communication tunnel between the guest device and the host device using the selected remote communication port, wherein data from the selected application is exchangeable through the direct peer-to-peer communication tunnel.

A method of operating a connection facilitation server, the method comprising:

• receiving a connection request from a guest device that originates from a local device in communication with the guest device and that identifies a host device,
• following an authentication of credentials of the guest device and a determination, based on:
• (a) the credentials of the guest device, (b) an identification of the guest device, and (c) at least one of a date, a time, a connection type, and an authentication type, of a plurality of remote communication ports of the host device and a plurality of applications, receiving independent selections of:
• (i) one of the plurality of remote communication ports, and (ii) one of the plurality of applications, wherein each remote communication port of the host device is initially closed, and
• following an opening by the host device of the selected remote communication port, causing, by a processor, an establishment of a session and a direct peer-to-peer communication tunnel between the guest device and the host device using the selected remote communication port, wherein data from the selected application is exchangeable through the direct peer-to-peer communication tunnel for the guest device to forward to the local device.