Method for determining the security status of transmissions in a telecommunications network
AssigneeLucent Technologies Inc.
InventorsCharles Calvin Byers, Mark Alan Lassig, Steven Mark Miller, William Brohmer Paulson, Carl Robert Posthuma
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Abstract
A method for determining the security level associated with transmissions in a telecommunications network includes means for alerting parties of the security status of the transmission. When a route interconnecting the parties includes an insecure link, an alert is provided so that the parties are aware of the insecure nature of the call before communications begin. Alternatively, the parties may elect to decline or alter content of the communications to preserve integrity.
Claims14
A method for providing secure transmissions in a telecommunications network comprising the steps of:
- establishing a route from an originating network node to a terminating network node;
- determining whether at least a portion of the route includes a link that does not send or receive private or encrypted information or that uses facilities not absolutely controlled by a network provider;
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- responsive to the step of determining whether at least a portion of the route includes said link and prior to connection to said terminating network node, providing an alert of a security status of the route to a calling party using the originating network node
- issuing the alert when a previously secure route becomes insecure;
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- wherein providing the alert includes issuing a message on an identification display associated with one of a station associated with the terminating network node and the calling party.
A method for providing secure transmissions in a telecommunications network comprising the steps of:
- a. establishing a route from a calling party to a called party;
- b. determining whether at least a portion of the route includes a link that does not send or receive private or encrypted information or that uses facilities not absolutely controlled by a network provider;
- c. responsive to a positive result in said determining step, further determining whether a secure connection may be established between said calling party and said called party;
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- d. responsive to a positive result in said determining step and a negative result in said further determining step, providing an alert of a nature of the route to said calling party;
- e. responsive to a positive result in said determining step and a negative result in said further determining step, establishing a new route between said calling party and said called party.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.