Secure file transfer and secure file transfer protocol
View Patent ↗An encrypted file transfer system allows for the platform independent transfer of files and encrypting/decrypting in an integrated solution. Furthermore, the exchange of encryption keys can be handled through, for example, a secure socket connection between the client and a server thus removing the requirement of the user manually decrypting the transferred file(s).
1. An encrypted file transfer system comprising:
a user interface;
a secure server that at least stores one or more encrypted files; and
a decryption module,
where the user interface communicates with the secure server to download one or more identified encrypted files based on a user profile,
where the user profile includes an identification of the one or more identified encrypted files to be downloaded via the user interface, and
where the decryption module obtains a decryption key based on an identifier associated with the one or more identified encrypted files, and decrypts the one or more identified encrypted files.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the decryption module stores the one or more identified encrypted files.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the user profile specifies at least one of a user, a download interval, or a download method.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein a user logs in to the secure server based on a user identification and a password.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the decryption key is obtained via a secure socket layer (SSL) connection.
6. A method for encrypted file transfer comprising:
communicating with a secure server via a user interface device to download one or more identified encrypted files based on a user profile,
where the user profile includes an identification of the one or more identified encrypted files to be downloaded via the user interface device;
obtaining, from a server, a decryption key based on an identifier associated with the one or more identified encrypted files; and
decrypting, by the user interface device, the one or more identified encrypted files.
7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising storing the one or more identified encrypted files on a user computer.
8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the user profile specifies at least one of a user a download interval, or a download method.
9. The method of claim 6 , further comprising logging on to the secure server based on a user identification and a password.
10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the decryption key is obtained via a secure socket layer (SSL) connection.
11. A method for encrypted file transfer comprising:
receiving, by one or more servers, a request to forward one or more stored files;
receiving, by the one or more servers, the one or more stored files and determining if a key is available for the one or more stored files;
obtaining, by the one or more servers, a new encryption key if the key is not available;
encrypting, by the one or more servers, the one or more stored files;
associating, by the one or more servers, a key identifier with the one or more encrypted files;
forwarding, by the one or more servers, the one or more encrypted files and the key identifier to at least one secure destination;
communicating with a secure server via a user interface device to download one or more of the one or more encrypted files based on a user profile,
where the user profile includes an identification of the one or more identified encrypted files to be downloaded via the user interface device;
obtaining, by the user interface device, a decryption key based on the key identifier associated with the one or more identified encrypted files; and
decrypting, by the user interface device, the one or more identified encrypted files.