Method and system for generating a secure message as a URL message

摘要

A method for generating and delivering a message via a web service is provided. A message for a recipient is converted to a URL and sent. A request is received from a sender having a first type of security to send a message also having the first type of security to the recipient having a second type of security. A URL message is created in response to receiving the request to send the message to the recipient and the URL message is sent to the recipient. A URL message response is received from the recipient and provides a landing message to the recipient in response to receiving the URL message response. The landing message includes a hint requesting an answer from the recipient. An answer is received from the recipient and the message is sent to the recipient using the second type of security in response to receiving the answer.

主权项

1. A computer implemented method comprising:
receiving a request, at a computing device, from a sender having a first type of security to send a secure message initially having the first type of security to a device associated with an intended recipient having a second type of security that is distinct from the first type of security; in response to receiving the request to send the secure message, generating a private security key for encrypting and decrypting the secure message; receiving contents for the secure message; generating and encrypting the secure message after generating the private security key; storing the private security key and the encrypted secure message; creating, at the computing device, a URL message in response to receiving the request to send the secure message to the intended recipient; sending, from the computing device, the URL message to the intended recipient; receiving, at the computing device, a URL message response from the intended recipient; providing, from the computing device, a landing message to the intended recipient in response to receiving the URL message response, the landing message including a hint requesting an answer from the intended recipient; receiving, at the computing device, the answer from the intended recipient; and sending, from the computing device, the secure message to the intended recipient using the second type of security in response to receiving the answer, wherein the computing device and the device associated with the intended recipient each include first and second types of security and the secure message is sent using both the first type of security and the second type of security.