Appeal No. 2002-2126
Application 08/931,187
BACKGROUND
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for secure
communications between a server and a remote client, in which the
server selects a security algorithm from a plurality of security
algorithms and communicates the selected security algorithm to
the client which uses the algorithm to communicate with the
server. This avoids the problem in the prior art of using a
single algorithm that must be installed on the computers.
Claim 1 is reproduced below.
1. A system for secure communications over a
communication medium comprising:
a client; and
a server accessible via the medium by the client, the
server being configured to communicate via the medium with
the client that is configured to run an application program
including a plurality of security algorithms accessible to
the server, wherein the server is configured to select, upon
a request from the client, a security algorithm from said
plurality of security algorithms, and to communicate the
selected security algorithm to the client.
The examiner relies on the following reference:
Borza 6,076,167 June 13, 2000
(filed August 11, 1997)
Claims 1-34 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being
anticipated by Borza.
We refer to the final rejection (Paper No. 19) and the
examiner's answer (Paper No. 27) (pages referred to as "EA__")
for a statement of the examiner's rejection, and to the
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