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Abstract

Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for loosely-coupled encryption functionality for operating systems. A data packet is processed through one or more internet protocol stack layers to generate a processed data packet. Modified encryption information is determined that does not comprise a desired security policy for the data packet and comprises null parameter(s) and is based on encryption information that comprises the desired security policy. A message comprising data indicative of the encryption information is transmitted. An operating system is unaware of a security nature of the transmission. A null-encryption routine is executed to generate an unencrypted data packet, wherein the null-encryption routine does not encrypt the processed data packet. The unencrypted data packet is transmitted to the second computing device. The unencrypted data packet is encrypted based on the message transmitted from the first computing device to generate an encrypted data packet.

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