METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING A SECURE CONNECTION BETWEEN A JAVA APPLET AND A WEB SERVER
Patent №
US 5,870,544
Granted
1999-02-09
Filed 1997
Owner
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Lab
AI components
2
kr · evo
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
08954615
The present invention defines a a method, an apparatus and a computer program product for establishing a secure connection between a Java Applet and a secure web server for protocols other than Https via the use of a Java Security Service. More specifically, the present invention uses the web browser's installed certificates to setup and establish an encrypted session between the Java Applet and the secure web server. The secure connection is then used to retrieve the certificates required by the Java security service.
AI classification
Ownership
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
assignment · 87890694
Assignors
CURTIS, BRYCE ALLEN
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.