Systems and methods for providing a secure connection between networked
computers are disclosed. A computer may make a request for a secure
connection to another networked computer. In response, configuration data
may be sent to the requesting computer which configures a protocol on the
requesting computer and establishes a secure connection with the other
networked computer. This configuration data may advantageously utilize
protocols inherent to particular operating systems to setup and establish
this secure connection in an automated fashion, and may include a
controller designed to both automatically configure such a protocol and
automatically establish a secure connection using the protocol.