摘要 |
<p>This invention relates to the field (Fig. 3) of telecommunications. More particularly, this invention is a system and method for establishing a virtual private network (VPN) over a telecommunications network. With reference to Fig. 2, a request (206) is sent from a first VPN device (202) to a second VPN device (204), wherein the request includes a first signed certificate having a verified VPN parameter for the first VPN device. A reply (207) is received at the first VPN device from the second VPN devic, whereim the reply includes a second signed certificate having a verified VPN parameter for the second VPN device. The VPN is established between the first and second VPN devices based on the VPN para meters.</p> |