A data processing system, method, and product are disclosed for securing
cellular telephone transmissions utilizing a conventional cellular
telephone. A conventional cellular telephone and a computer system are
provided. The computer system is separate and apart from the conventional
cellular telephone. The conventional cellular telephone is capable of
receiving an input signal from an external microphone and then
transmitting that input signal using cellular technology. The
conventional cellular telephone is incapable of encrypting the input
signal.The computer system is coupled between the external microphone and
the cellular telephone such that inputs into the external microphone are
received first by the computer system. The computer system receives an
input from the microphone, encrypts the input utilizing public key
encryption, and passes the encrypted input to the cellular telephone. The
cellular telephone then transmits the encrypted input using cellular
technology. Thus, cellular telephone transmissions from the conventional
cellular telephone are secured.