Encryption with selective disclosure of protocol identifiers
CA 2045931 C · Owner: Gupta, Amar · Inventors: Kaufman, Charles W.; Koning, G. Paul; Kempf, Mark F.
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A method for selective disclosure of the identity of a communication protocol under which an information packet originated, but without incorrectly identifying the protocol in a header accompanying the packet. If there is a need to conceal the identity of the underlying source protocol, a special anonymous protocol identifier is used, instead of the real protocol identifier, in the header of an encrypted information packet. Network monitors can then still provide accurate information concerning traffic on the network without having this information distorted by the use of incorrect communication protocols. If there is a desire to reveal the underlying protocol, a subnetwork protocol frame …
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- Filed June 28, 1991 and granted March 29, 1994. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 28, 2011.
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