Inventors:
Yehia Beyh - Groton MA, US
Assignee:
Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P. - Houston TX
International Classification:
H04L009/00
Abstract:
Improved methods and related apparatus and computer program products for integrating a security protocol into existing network environments are disclosed. A method of establishing secure communication between a client and server computer on a network comprises the steps of intercepting certain calls issued by the client, and substituting a security library for a working library of the client, the security library enabling operation of the call using a predefined security protocol. The certain calls can be, for instance, calls from a client application to a common library function in the working library of the client, such as the rcmd function, to establish a conventional unsecure network connection. The calling applications could include the r*utilities (rsh, rlogin, and rcp), or other applications which call rcmd to establish network connection. The security library enables operation of the call using a predefined security protocol, such as a secure shell (SSH) security protocol. In particular embodiments, the security protocol provides for encryption of data transmitted between the client and the server.