System and method for securely accessing data on content servers using dual encrypted paths from a central authorization host

摘要

There is disclosed a secured access controller for use in connection with a network that communicates with content servers that store content objects and client processing systems that request access to the stored content objects. The secured access controller comprises: 1) a database for storing a plurality of encryption keys and a plurality of decoding keys associated with selected ones of the content servers and the client processing systems; and 2) an encryption controller for receiving from a first one of the client processing systems an access request for a first selected one of the content objects stored on a first one of the content servers and, in response thereto, generating a first encryption key and transmitting the first encryption key to the first client processing system, wherein the first encryption key is usable by the first client processing system to encrypt client messages transmitted to the secured access controller.