Abstract: System architecture for network connected applications, devices, users, and web services providing security effected by means for managing interaction with an authentication library that effects a correlation between the use and creation of library entries having predetermined correlation indicia for effecting strong authentication of users and participants within the network. A common authentication service (CAS) based upon an XML or web services protocol is described.

Abstract: Architecture defining a secure virtual network of communities of two or more participants where security and business management reporting is a result of a network architecture and where participants can maintain absolute security and control over their services independent of any other participant according to implemented selection rules of the network architecture administration.

Abstract: A system providing a wide range of secure payment services from one or more communities of providers over any physical network infrastructure wherein a transceiver is interconnected by an individual user with a variety of service providers, such as funds sources or other applications, at a point of sale through a secure shared multi-function service network interconnecting the transceiver, the sources or applications, and the point of sale; and a secure shared multi-function service network for managing the security of the interconnections between and among the transceiver, applications and point of sale.

Abstract: A Secure Service Network (SSN) in which at least two participants having a relationship are connected to a physical network by way of Secure Service Gateways and share information defined by one or more Service Definitions allowing for the creation of a secure Virtual Service Connection (VSC) between the participants in which the VSC is specific to the activity being performed and the participants provisioned for that activity. SSN enables the creation of a secure virtual network topology on any network transport that allows participants to exchange documents and transact business over the network real time, where all activity inherits a business and security infrastructure that is independent and in addition to the applications, devices, web services, users using the network.

Abstract: A virtual secure service oriented network and process model for the creation and management of secure service communities including a private secure digital courier means for the secure and auditable movement of digital information over any network connection wherein end to end security is provided.

Abstract: Secure and quality assured electronic end to end check processing from capture to settlement comprising the simultaneous capture of check payment data and an electronic image of the check in which a paper payment instrument is converted into an electronic image and a transaction data file in which image and data file transmission is optimized over a network connection using a data with image to follow protocol dependent upon bandwidth capability and/or criticality of data and at least one of the image and transaction data is quality assured and associated with the data and/or image for use in transmission, settlement, clearing, archive, retrieval and re-presentment by one or a plurality of members on one or more networks.

Abstract: A secure service network (SSN) comprising an IP network infrastructure wherein the access of one participant to another participant in the network is controlled by a secure service gateway (SSG) in which a point of origination universal identifier (PoUID) represents a unique identifier for the participant within a participant's internal network domain and the interconnection of the SSGs within the SSN as a precondition of access creates a bilaterally secure peer to peer service connection. Participants in the network are service providers, service requesters, or both. A global secure service gateway (GSSG) may be interconnected in the SSN to provide a central access authority and management services.

Abstract: A secure gateway is disclosed which facilitates communication between a first network and a second network through an intermediate network. The secure gateway, when operated in conjunction with at least one other secure gateway, supports secure peer to peer connectivity with integral security features such as mutual authentication, authorization specific access, and end to end auditing. An authorized service can be served securely through this gateway, across the open network, to a known requester, without fear of compromising the security or privacy of the server's or requesters networks.

Abstract: A system and method of securely processing an electronic transaction in which an image and data associated with the transaction are separately processed and 1) a legally acceptable substitute record of the transaction may be recreated at any step in processing, 2) unauthorized access to the image, data and or substitute document is detectable, 3) quality assurance of the image and data is provided, and 4) participants in a network may create additional security for the transactions.