US 12,170,725 B2
Methods, systems, and procedures for quantum secure ecosystems
William R. Trost, Mequon, WI (US); Daniel Solero, Rockwall, TX (US); Michelle Barry, Odessa, FL (US); and Brian Miles, Pittsboro, IN (US)
Assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Oct. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/959,016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0113869 A1, Apr. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. H04L 9/32 (2006.01); H04L 9/00 (2022.01); H04L 9/08 (2006.01); H04L 9/12 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 9/0852 (2013.01) [H04L 9/00 (2013.01); H04L 9/12 (2013.01); H04L 9/321 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
17. A method for providing crypto-agile connectivity, comprising:
receiving, by a processing system including a processor, a first request from a first communication orchestrator of a first protected environment to provide a secure and authenticated connection between a first resource of the first protected environment and a second resource of a second protected environment;
responsive to receiving the first request from the first communication orchestrator:
accessing, by the processing system, first encryption information from the first communication orchestrator and second encryption information from a second communication orchestrator of the second protected environment; and
verifying, by the processing system, a capability for secure quantum communications of an encryption technique of the first communication orchestrator and the second communication orchestrator according to the first encryption information and the second encryption information; and
enabling, by the processing system, the first communication orchestrator and the second communication orchestrator to initiate a secure and authenticated communication channel via quantum communications.