ABSTRACT
Instant messaging systems allow users to exchange files. Current systems transfer files directly between peers rather than through the server, as with text messaging. In other words, the peer-to-peer scheme is used to eliminate the high bandwidth demands that server-centric file transfers would place on the provider’s network. Currently, none of the major instant messaging systems encrypt files transferred between instant messaging clients. While the files do not directly flow through instant messaging servers, they may flow over the Internet, over a corporate LAN or WAN, or over both. If both users are on the same company network, file transfers will likely remain on the corporate network; however, if one of the users is outside the network, files will be sent unencrypted over the Internet.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE
CERTIFICATION
APPROVAL PAGE
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
ABSTRACT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
1.0INTRODUCTION
1.1STATE OF THE PROBLEM
1.2PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
1.3AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
1.4SCOPE/DELIMITATIONS
1.5LIMITATIONS/CONSTRAINTS
1.6DEFINITION OF TERMS
CHAPTER TWO
2.0LITERATURE REVIEW
CHAPTER THREE
3.0METHODS FOR FACT FINDING AND DETAILED DISCUSSIONS
3.1METHODOLOGIES FOR FACT FINDING
3.2DISCUSSIONS
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0FUTURES, IMPLICATIONS AND CHALLENGES OF THE SYSTEM
4.1FUTURES
4.2IMPLICATIONS
4.3CHALLENGES
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0SUMMARY, RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION
5.1SUMMARY
5.2RECOMMENDATION
5.3CONCLUSION
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