Abstract: Systems and methods for pushing messages, arbitrated by a Control Manager, to local and remote client computer modules in a networked architecture. The messages may include voice, video, text and data communications. The system provides a Control Manager, which comprises the Event Manager, the Authentication Manager, and the Secure Connection Maintainer. The Event Manager, a trusted module, passes messages between local and remote modules using established, and possibly secure, connections, and provides message receipt verification and reply/return message capabilities to the event-triggering module. Messages may be also encrypted. The Authentication Manager, also a trusted module, provides authentication and authorization services. The Authentication Manager is responsible for handling client identification, authorization, and authentication across a secured communications channel.

Abstract: Methods and systems for securing communications between networked computer agents in a positively identifiable manner, using a centralized arbitration computer agent that acts as a trusted third party to store and manage user agent identities. Each user agent has a unique identity, which may be represented by at least a unique key identifier and an associated key. The computer agents use the key identifiers to retrieve the associated keys prior to exchanging messages, and the retrieved keys are used to encrypt the messages. The centralized arbitration agent serves as a key manager and repository by creating and storing the key identifiers, and by storing the associated keys. The centralized arbitration agent also records transactions and state changes for the keys, and handles key expiration, revocation and replacement. The centralized arbitration agent performs similar functions for key signatures.

Abstract: Systems and methods for pushing messages, arbitrated by a Control Manager, to local and remote client computer modules in a networked architecture. The messages may include voice, video, text and data communications. The system provides a Control Manager, which comprises the Event Manager, the Authentication Manager, and the Secure Connection Maintainer. The Event Manager, a trusted module, passes messages between local and remote modules using established, and possibly secure, connections, and provides message receipt verification and reply/return message capabilities to the event-triggering module. Messages may be also encrypted. The Authentication Manager, also a trusted module, provides authentication and authorization services. The Authentication Manager is responsible for handling client identification, authorization, and authentication across a secured communications channel.