System, method and computer program product for secure communications using a security service provider manager

The present invention relates to network security, and more particularly to providing secure communications between applications over a network. A system, method and computer program product are provided for managing the use of a plurality of security service providers during network communication....

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Main Authors Feiertag, Richard J, Thomas, Roshan, Rho, Jaisook, Cohen, Eve L, Rosset, Sebastien T, Redmond, Timothy
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 29.06.2004
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Summary:The present invention relates to network security, and more particularly to providing secure communications between applications over a network. A system, method and computer program product are provided for managing the use of a plurality of security service providers during network communication. A first security service provider is utilized for affording secure communication between applications using a network. During operation, the system is monitored for events relating to the secure communication between the applications. Upon the detection of an event, a second security service provider is utilized for affording secure communication between the applications using the network.