CPC G06F 21/606 (2013.01) [H04L 63/04 (2013.01); H04L 63/0428 (2013.01); H04L 63/08 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01)] | 25 Claims |
1. A method for the selective establishment and use of at least one secure communication channel to facilitate the exchange of data objects containing private or sensitive information in a network environment, the method comprising:
establishing a communication channel between a first network entity and a second network entity;
receiving at the first network entity, a request comprising a contextual data object from the second network entity;
in an instance in which the contextual data object is indicative of a need for a secure communication channel causing the secure communication channel to be established between the secure transfer system and the second network entity;
causing a second communication channel to be established between the secure transfer system and the first network entity;
receiving, at the secure transfer system via the secure communication channel, a data object comprising said private or sensitive information associated with the second network entity; and
transmitting via the second communication channel, status information associated with the data object,
wherein said status information is indicative of whether the data object was successfully transmitted via the secure communication channel.
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