SECURE RESERVATIONLESS CONFERENCING
Techniques are disclosed providing secure reservationless conferencing, allowing an organizer to arrange a meeting while off-line from a conferencing server, with the conferencing server still enforcing security for the meeting.
1 . A system comprising:
a processor;
a conferencing module configured to provide resources for an on-line conference;
a receiving module configured to receive conference options from an invitee, the invitee not being an organizer of the conference;
a verification module configured to verify the received conference options originated with the organizer of the conference;
a joining module configured to permit an invitee to join the conference if the received conference options originated with the conference organizer.
2 . The system of claim 1 wherein the verification module uses a signature verification key to verify the received conference options originated with an organizer of the conference.
3 . The system of claim 1 wherein the resources comprise audio conferencing support.
4 . The system of claim 1 wherein the resources comprise video conferencing support.
5 . The system of claim 1 wherein the receiving module receives conference options from a local area network.
6 . The system of claim 1 wherein the receiving module receives conference options from a wide area network.
7 . A method comprising:
receiving at a conference server conference options for a meeting from an invitee to the meeting;
verifying that the conference options originated by an authorized meeting originator who is not currently on-line with a conference server; and
providing resources for the meeting.
8 . The method of claim 7 wherein the verifying step is done using a signature verification key.
9 . The method of claim 7 wherein the conference options are received via a local area network.
10 . The method of claim 7 wherein the conference options are received via a wide area network.
11 . The method of claim 7 wherein the resources comprise audio conferencing support.
12 . The method of claim 7 wherein the resources comprise video conferencing support.
13 . The method of claim 7 wherein the resources comprise file sharing support.
14 . Computer readable storage media, with instructions stored thereon that, when executed, perform the following method:
receiving at a conference server conference options for a meeting from an invitee to the meeting;
verifying that the conference options originated by an authorized meeting originator who is not currently on-line with a conference server; and
providing resources for the meeting.
15 . The method of claim 14 wherein the verifying step is done using a signature verification key.
16 . The method of claim 14 wherein the conference options are received via a local area network.
17 . The method of claim 14 wherein the conference options are received via a wide area network.
18 . The method of claim 14 wherein the resources comprise audio conferencing support.
19 . The method of claim 14 wherein the resources comprise video conferencing support.
20 . The method of claim 14 wherein the resources comprise file sharing support.