http://peertopatent.org/patent/336/prior_art/list A method for ensuring secured communications for embedded platforms includes steps for receiving a device identifier at an authenticating server over a public network from an extended trust device, the authenticating server being communicatively coupled between a secured server and the public network and the device identifier derived from a plurality of machine parameters resident on the extended trust device, accessing a database of authorized device identifiers corresponding to known extended trust devices, and establishing, in response to the device identifier matching one of the authorized device identifiers, a secure private network between the extended trust device and the secured server. The machine parameters may be a combination of a user-configurable parameter and a non-user-configurable parameter. The method may be embodied as a series of process steps stored on a computer readable medium executable by a processor. en-us System and method for secured communications by embedded platforms Patent/Application #: 7310813<br/>Description: An access control server and authentication device are provided to control authentication to a network. The access controlled by the access control server may include network protocols, network resources, and electronic devices that may be coupled to the network. Network resources may include data stored on public and private servers controlled by the access control server. The data may comprise web sites and web pages, script files, executable files, email files, and other data. Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:32:49 -0700 http://peertopatent.org/prior_art/908/detail