Key distribution

CL 380 SC 278
6405319 Verification system for information transfers over a computer network
Jun-11-2002 A system for validating network communication, such as e-mail. A person sending information to a previously unverified recipient first enters "Address Book" information about the unverified recipient into...
6859878 Universal userid and password management for internet connected devices
Feb-22-2005 An improved system, method, and computer program product is provided to manage userid/password combinations by utilizing a universally accessible Internet location. This site stores and manages an encrypted...
7006267 Techniques for high fidelity quantum teleportation and computing
Feb-28-2006 Techniques for high fidelity quantum teleportation include receiving an input photon representing a qubit. Ancilla photons are generated in a particular ancilla quantum state chosen to reduce a rate of...
6895091 Systems and methods for encryption key archival and auditing in a quantum-cryptographic communications network
May-17-2005 A system archives encryption keys used for encrypting information in a network (105). The system includes a plurality of nodes configured to collect one or more encryption keys generated at each node and...
6061454 System, method, and computer program for communicating a key recovery block to enable third party monitoring without modification to the intended receiver
May-9-2000 A method is disclosed for communicating a key recovery block from a sender to a non-enabled receiver, without the danger of throwing the receiver into an indeterminant state, and without modifying the...
6874089 System, method and computer program product for guaranteeing electronic transactions
Mar-29-2005 A system, method and computer program product for guaranteeing a data transaction over a network are disclosed. When a data transaction between at least a server and a client is detected on a network,...
5898680 System for providing location-specific data to a user
Apr-27-1999 An FDMA/TDM satellite-based digital broadcast system is used to provide digital maps and other types of data to users at remote locations. User selection of the desired data is achieved by monitoring the...
6223288 System for persistently encrypting critical software file to prevent installation of software program on unauthorized computers
Apr-24-2001 A data encryption/decryption system is provided which encrypts a critical file to a software program using an embedded executable. The executable programs a user computer to prompt a user to purchase a...
6708157 System for controlling the distribution and use of digital works using digital tickets
Mar-16-2004 A system for controlling the distribution and use of digital works using digital tickets. In the present invention, a "digital ticket" is used to entitle the ticket holder to exercise some usage right...
6058193 System and method of verifying cryptographic postage evidencing using a fixed key set
May-2-2000 A method for controlling keys used in the verification of encoded information generated by a transaction evidencing device and printed on a document comprises the steps of generating a plurality of random...
6169805 System and method of operation for providing user's security on-demand over insecure networks
Jan-2-2001 Secure communication may be conducted between two or more parties over a network, e.g the Internet without prior security arrangements among the parties or agreed to encryption/decryption software. A sending...
7024553 System and method for updating encryption key for wireless LAN
Apr-4-2006 System for updating an encrypted key, by means of which the WEP of IEEE 802.11 can be applied to a wireless LAN system having plural APs and a large number of STAs. A key management server is LAN-connected...
6266413 System and method for synchronizing one time pad encryption keys for secure communication and access control
Jul-24-2001 A method for generating an identical electronic one-time pad at a first location and a second location, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a first electronic device at the first location...
7016496 System and method for storing and accessing digital media content using smart card technology
Mar-21-2006 A system and method for delivering digital media content to a user over a network is disclosed. The illustrative embodiment of the present invention enables multiple types of electronic devices to access...
6055314 System and method for secure purchase and delivery of video content programs
Apr-25-2000 A system and method for secure purchase and delivery of video content programs over various distribution media, including distribution networks and digital video disks, includes an integrated circuit card...
5675648 System and method for key distribution using quantum cryptography
Oct-7-1997 A method of communication uses quantum cryptography to encode and decode a signal. A key is distributed on a quantum channel, and information subsequent communicated between the transmitter and receiver...
7043024 System and method for key distribution in a hierarchical tree
May-9-2006 A system and method for reusable efficient key distribution is disclosed. Key distribution is effected through the application of self-repairing groups that obviate the need for key distribution messages...
6532543 System and method for installing an auditable secure network
Mar-11-2003 A system and method for generating and remotely installing a private secure and auditable network is provided. Node identification, link, and application information is input into a template. A generator...
6973191 System and method for generating symmetric keys within a personal security device having minimal trust relationships
Dec-6-2005 A data processing method and system for generating a unique symmetric key inside a PSD having limited trust relationships between PSD manufacture, PSD issuer, subsequent service providers and a trusted...
6430292 System and method for controlling disclosure time of information
Aug-6-2002 A key managing system for implementing simultaneous disclosure of information. The invention includes an information transmitting apparatus which transmits a date and time at which secrecy protection of...
6038551 System and method for configuring and managing resources on a multi-purpose integrated circuit card using a personal computer
Mar-14-2000 A computerized system offers a uniform platform for conducting electronic transactions in multiple different environments. The system includes a portable, multi-purpose, integrated circuit (IC) card and...
7020773 Strong mutual authentication of devices
Mar-28-2006 The present invention relates to a method for enabling strong mutual authentication between two computers in a communication system. A user from a client attempts to gain access to a server. The server...
6934392 Split-key key-agreement protocol
Aug-23-2005 This invention relates to a method for generating a shared secret value between entities in a data communication system, one or more of the entities having a plurality of members for participation in the...
6731755 Split-key cryptographic system and method
May-4-2004 A method of operating a split-key cryptographic system having two or more co-operating microprocessors, i, linked via a communications channel, involving the generation of a public modulus, N, being the...
6195432 Software distribution system and software utilization scheme for improving security and user convenience
Feb-27-2001 A software distribution system and a software utilization scheme for effectively preventing an illegal copy or a software is difficult while improving a convenience of a user. At a user side, a shared...
4401854 Simultaneous transmission of an analog message signal and a digital data signal
Aug-30-1983 In its most general form, the present invention may be employed to simultaneously transmit information, either digital or analog, from two separate and distinct sources, denoted A and B, where the information...
6681017 Simplified secure shared key establishment and data delivery protocols for electronic commerce
Jan-20-2004 A number of protocols are disclosed for providing simplified security for a series of low-cost transactions carried out between a client and a server within an on-going client-server relationship. A key...
6072874 Signing method and apparatus using the same
Jun-6-2000 The present invention provides a signing apparatus used for signing by a user on usage information of a source provided in a format made available by the use of key information. The apparatus includes...
6785809 Server group key for distributed group key management
Aug-31-2004 A method and apparatus for distributed group key management for multicast security. According to one aspect of the invention, a common multicast group includes a number of key servers, as well as clients...
5982897 Selective denial of encrypted high precision data by indirect keying
Nov-9-1999 High precision transmitted navigational data as encrypted data transmitted by global positioning (GPS) satellites is made unavailable in regions designated as hostile and during desired intervals, while...
6816970 Security method and system for persistent storage and communications on computer network systems and computer network systems employing the same
Nov-9-2004 A multi-stage login procedure and system involves a first stage in which a login ID and a public key (encrypted) is transmitted from a client computer to a server computer and a key-exchange key (encrypted)...
6111955 Security in cellular telephones
Aug-29-2000 A system for delivering a security code to a cellular telephone. The cellular telephone holds a key X. The cellular telephone requests that an Authorization Center, AC, assign a security code to the cellular...
5151938 Security enhancement in a data processor through use of dynamic parameter authentication
Sep-29-1992 A descrambler for descrambling scrambled information signals through use of a predetermined decryption key. The processing means are adapted for processing data in accordance with a number of different...
5784460 Secured electronic information delivery system having a three-tier structure
Jul-21-1998 A system is provided for retrieving a selected one of a plurality of encrypted software products stored in at least one storage device, such as a CD-ROM. Each software product is decryptable by a unique...
7020779 Secure, distributed e-mail system
Mar-28-2006 An e-mail handling system, wherein e-mail messages are entered, transported and stored, comprises a central key repository, means for encrypting a message using a key associated with the message, means...
6463534 Secure wireless electronic-commerce system with wireless network domain
Oct-8-2002 A method of conducting transactions in a wireless electronic commerce system, where the system comprises a wireless network operator certification authority (400) having a root public key certificate and...
6496932 Secure session tracking method and system for client-server environment
Dec-17-2002 A method and system for tracking communications in a client-server environment. The method includes the steps of sending a first request from the client to the server over a first connection, sending a...
5659615 Secure satellite receive-only local area network with address filter
Aug-19-1997 A receiver is connected to a satellite communication network. The receiver includes a satellite receiver card for receiving a packet containing data from the satellite communication network and a satellite...
6684334 Secure establishment of cryptographic keys using persistent key component
Jan-27-2004 An apparatus and method is disclosed for securely establishing a unique cryptographic key in a first cryptographic device, for example an Automated Teller Machine (ATM). In a preferred embodiment, the...
6606387 Secure establishment of cryptographic keys
Aug-12-2003 A system and method are disclosed for securely establishing a cryptographic key between a first cryptographic device, for example a host cryptographic security module, and a second cryptographic device,...
6141753 Secure distribution of digital representations
Oct-31-2000 Techniques for secure distribution of digital representations that combine encryption and watermarking. When a user at a client desires to download a digital representation, the user makes a request to...
6711263 Secure distribution and protection of encryption key information
Mar-23-2004 The invention relates to secure distribution of a private key from a distributing unit to a receiving unit, and is based on providing each of the distributing unit and the receiving unit with a protecting...
6629243 Secure communications system
Sep-30-2003 A key distribution method for distributing, via a communications network, a key in a multicast communications system in which each one of a plurality of communications is directed to an associated multicast...
6026165 Secure communications in a wireless system
Feb-15-2000 Disclosed are three major aspects relating to wireless transmission of encrypted data messages in a security system wherein the receiver stores locally an encryption key utilized by the transmitting device...
6160890 Secret key transfer method which is highly secure and can restrict the damage caused when the secret key is leaked or decoded
Dec-12-2000 A transmission apparatus 100 includes a secret key storage unit 103 that stores three secret keys K1, K2 and K3, a secret key selection unit 104 that selects one secret key Ks from the secret keys, a message...
6009174 Secret key transfer method which is highly secure and can restrict the damage caused when the secret key is leaked or decoded
Dec-28-1999 A transmission apparatus 100 includes a secret key storage unit 103 that stores three secret keys K1, K2 and K3, a secret key selection unit 104 that selects one secret key Ks from the secret keys, a message...
5515438 Quantum key distribution using non-orthogonal macroscopic signals
May-7-1996 Quantum key distribution (QKD) uses non-orthogonal quantum states to distribute random information, suitable for use as a key for encryption and authentication, between two users who share secret information...
6678379 Quantum key distribution method and apparatus
Jan-13-2004 A method for testing the reliability of a quantum key distribution apparatus is provided. The method includes the steps of: producing a set of quanta by the sender, the set of quanta comprising first,...
6438234 Quantum cryptography device and method
Aug-20-2002 A system and method for communicating a key between two stations using an interferometric system for quantum cryptography. The method includes sending at least two light pulses over a quantum channel and...
5796833 Public key sterilization
Aug-18-1998 A public key sterilization scheme for thwarting possible attacks based on choosing malicious public keys. A first user sends public key information to a certificate authority. The certificate authority...