Abstract: A convenient, easy to use ubiquitous secure communications capability can automatically encrypt and decrypt messages without requiring any special intermediating security component such as gateways, proxy servers or the like. Trusted/secure applications for the mobile workforce can significantly improve productivity and effectiveness while enhancing personal and organizational security and safety.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for the enablement of sending and receiving encrypted messages over Long/Short Wave, Low, High, Very High, or Ultra High Frequency Radio (LSW/HFR) provide for an interconnect between short or other message transmission over LSW/HFR, and other terrestrial or satellite based digital communications systems.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for the enablement of sending and receiving encrypted messages over Long/Short Wave, Low, High, Very High, or Ultra High Frequency Radio (LSW/HFR) provide for an interconnect between short or other message transmission over LSW/HFR, and other terrestrial or satellite based digital communications systems.

Abstract: Given the rise in popularity of communicating personal, private, sensitive, or vital peer-to-peer or peer-to-group information over potentially insecure text messaging infrastructure, it would be highly desirable to provide a solution that would enable the initiator and/or the consumer of these communiqués to determine the state of the privacy associated with the messages. The non-limiting technology herein provides systems and methods for enabling a consumer to graphically, linguistically, verbally, or programmatically, determine the privacy and security state of a communiqué and/or the privacy/security association with the at least one plurality of peers. Methods and systems provided by a computer application can enable a consumer to input message oriented data that will be subsequently communicated to at least one of a plurality of peers. Upon reception of the data, systems and methods are also describe to display the message oriented communiqué to the at least one peer consumer or other user.

Abstract: A lightweight solution enables the exchange of multimedia information in a secure manner. Exchanged cryptographic material can be used to encipher multimedia message-oriented communications between devices. This lightweight solution can be used by common off the shelf devices such as smartphones, tablets, feature phones, or special purpose machine to machine devices for private communications, such as command and control, location services, video, audio, electronic attachments, etc. using insecure voice or data communication paths, such as MMS.

Abstract: A solution that enables the exchange of information in a secure manner over an insecure text messaging infrastructure provides part of the exchange as cryptographic material to be used to secure subsequent communications. The exchange of the cryptographic material is protected from malicious and nefarious parties. Systems and methods for the exchange of cryptographic material enable the parties involved in the exchange to have confidence that the material received was communicated from the originating party. Once the cryptographic material is successfully exchanged between cooperating peers, it can be used by smartphones, tablets, feature phones, or special purpose machine to machine devices for private communications, such as command and control, location services, etc. over insecure voice or data communication paths, such as SMS.

Abstract: Encrypted communications is made to appear to be normal text so as to avoid undue attention to either the sender or recipient. Information can be hidden or embedded in innocuous documents using steganography wherein the information is masked within a larger document. Other approaches would translate the ciphertext into a form of normal looking text that would in effect be gibberish but would use normal words in at least one native language. There are many tradeoffs and benefits to be considered when attempting any form of encrypted communications.