System and method for secured network access
AssigneeSnapshield Ltd.
InventorsUri Naor, Shimon Zigdon, Tsion Gonen
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Abstract
Secured connections are provided over a telephone access network using encryption/decryption equipment installed at a customer's premises and at a network facility. For outbound calls, the access network is secured before the destination number or any other critical information is sent over the access network. Inbound calls are routed through a secure center to prevent the identification of the calling party and to secure these communications over the access network. By providing encryption/decryption equipment at the network facility, the system provides secured connections over the access network regardless of whether the remote party is secured. The system also may be configured to provide end-to-end secured connections.
Claims8
A method for providing secure communications over a telephony network, wherein the network provides connectivity for communications between a plurality of customer premises and wherein the network includes a plurality of switching nodes for providing the connectivity, the method comprising the steps of:
- seamlessly establishing a secured connection between a first one of the customer premise equipment and an encryption and decryption apparatus;
- seamlessly establishing a connection between a second one of the customer premise equipment and the encryption and decryption apparatus;
- seamlessly connecting the secured connection with the connection established between the second one of the customer premise equipment and the encryption and decryption apparatus;
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- sending destination information over the secured connection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.