An apparatus and method for establishing a communication connection
between a first party and a second party using a secured communication
connection object are provided. With the apparatus and method, a first
party generates the secured communication connection object by setting
parameters identifying and limiting the use of the secured communication
connection object for establishing communication connections with the
first party. These parameters are encapsulated with contact information
for the first party such that the contact information is encrypted. The
resulting secured communication connection object is then transmitted to
a second party's communication device. When the second party wishes to
establish a communication connection with the first party, the secured
communication connection object is accessed in memory using information
obtained from the object registry, the contact information is decrypted,
and a communication unit is provided with the contact information for
establishing a communication connection.