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Class 713/170 - Authentication of an entity and a message

Subclass of Class 713 - Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support
Definition: Subject matter wherein a transmission or reception entity
No. of patents: 1028
Last issue date: 03/04/2014

NumberTitleIssue Date
8667284Detection of invalid escrow keys
A secure hash, such as a Hash-based Message Authentication Code (“HMAC”), is generated using a piece of secret information (e.g., a secret key) and a piece of public information specific to each escrow key (e.g., a certificate hash or public key). Using the secr...
8667283Soft message signing
A message is signed using a PUF without having to exactly regenerate a cryptographic key. Another party that shares information about the PUF is able to verify the signature to a high degree of accuracy (i.e., high probability of rejection of a forged signature and ...
8656168Information processing apparatus, recovery apparatus, and disk recovery method
An information processing apparatus includes: a disk to store data; a transmitting and receiving unit to exchange information with a recovery apparatus over a network; an authentication processor to, when receiving a first authentication key from the recovery appara...
8656167Systems and methods for secure workgroup management and communication
A secure data parser is provided that may be integrated into any suitable system for securely storing and communicating data. The secure data parser may split or share a data set into multiple portions that are stored or communicated distinctly. Encryption of the or...
8639930Automated entity verification
Some embodiments provide a verification system for automated verification of entities. The verification system automatedly verifies entities using a two part verification campaign. One part verifies that the entity is the true owner of the entity account to be verif...
8635454Authentication systems and methods using a packet telephony device
Authentication systems and methods for increasing the security of online account access and transactions by leveraging the use of customer equipment provided by VoIP service providers. A method includes registering a packet telephony device with a packet telephony s...
8635455Encrypted communication device with restricted rate of encryption key retrievals from memory
A device for encrypted communication with external entities is configured to frustrate side channel attacks attempting to determine an encryption key. The device has a first memory, an encryption key stored in the first memory and a one-way function for application ...
8621217Method and apparatus for trusted branded email
A trusted branded email method and apparatus in one aspect detects branded electronic messages and performs validation before it is sent to a recipient. In another aspect, an electronic messages is branded by embedding branding assets and validation signatures. Algo...
8621219Communication system having plural terminals and method for controlling terminal in communication system
A method and communication system for assigning the control authorization for controlling functions of a device from a terminal to another terminal in a communication system is provided. Through the method, it is possible to simplify the authentication process of a ...
8621218Method and apparatus for mutual authentication in downloadable conditional access system
Disclosed is a mutual authentication method and apparatus in a CAS including a headend system and DCAS host. In particular, example embodiments relate to a mutual authentication method and apparatus in DCAS, wherein the mutual authentication is performed between an ...
8615659System and method for acquiring terminal binding key
A first terminal subscribes to at least one service using a service guide in which information necessary for reception of each service is stored, and sends the service guide and an identifier (ID) of the subscribed service to a smartcard. The smartcard stores the se...
8612761Method of executing a cryptographic protocol between two electronic entities
Perfected cryptographic protocol making it possible to counter attacks based on the analysis of the current consumption during the execution of a DES or similar. According to the invention, a message (M) is processed by two entities (A and B) and the entity (...
8595495System and method for secure communications
A method for secure data communications in fax transmissions and computer network communications comprising a. Allowing the sender to receive confirmation that the receiver received the message without having to rely on the receiver accessing a web site; b. Enabling...
8595498Method for authenticating access to a secured chip by test device
A method for authenticating access to a secured chip SC by a test device TD, the test device storing at least one common key CK and one test key TK, the secured chip SC storing the same common key CK and a reference digest F(TK) resulting from a cryptographic functi...
8595497Electronic file sending method
An electronic file sending method is provided to securely and easily send en electronic file to a receiver. A receiving apparatus receives from a sending apparatus an electronic mail including an encrypted electronic file. The sending apparatus uses a public key of ...
8595496Method and system for updating time information of a DRM device
A method and system for updating time information of a digital rights management (DRM) includes a time server transmitting a time information message to a consumer electronics (CE) device, the CE device transmitting the time information message to a digital rights m...
8589687Architecture for supporting secure communication network setup in a wireless local area network (WLAN)
In a communication network, an architecture for supporting secure communication network setup in a wireless local area network (WLAN) is provided. The architecture may be utilized in a configurator station or in a client station for establishing a secure communicati...
8589688Message authentication device, message authentication method, message authentication program and storage medium therefor
A message authentication device, a message authentication method, a message authentication program and a storage medium therefor are provided, so as to realize higher speed processing than an authentication mode of existing block cipher, in combination of block ciph...
8583927Streaming system and streaming method
A streaming system includes an authoring unit (2), a stream server (3) and a client terminal (5). The authoring unit generates a file composed of encrypted contents data and the ancillary information at least containing the packetizing control i...
8583928Portable security transaction protocol
A technique for providing message authenticity includes accepting transaction information, accepting a first data item used for authenticating an originating user, cryptographically processing the transaction information using only a second data item, wherein the en...
8572380Streaming system and streaming method
8572381Challenge protected user queries
A method, apparatus and computer program product for providing challenge protected user queries on a local system is presented. A query is presented to a user. A response to the query is received and a determination is made whether the response is administratively l...
8572382Out-of band authentication method and system for communication over a data network
A method and system for out-of-band authentication of messages transmitted, e.g. as packets, on a communication network, whereby a first stream of data is received by a sender control module from a sender; the first stream of data is transmitted over a first channel...
8549296Simple authentication of messages
Methods and systems for using simple authenticated messages are disclosed for use with implementing (i) synchronization schemes, (ii) encoded control messaging schemes, and (iii) encrypted data communication schemes. Messages are authenticated by applying a secure h...
8543820Tag generation apparatus, tag verification apparatus, communication system, tag generation method, tag verification method, and recording medium
The tag generation apparatus of the present invention includes a hash unit (12) that applies a hash function to a message to generate a hash value, a random number encryption unit (14) that applies an encryption function having a first key to a random number that is...
8543819Secure authenticated distance measurement
The invention relates to a method for a first communication device to performing authenticated distance measurement between said first communication device and a second communication device, wherein the first and the second communication device share a common secret...
8539236Re-authentication apparatus and method in downloadable conditional access system
Provided is a re-authentication apparatus in a Downloadable Conditional Access System (DCAS), the re-authentication apparatus includes: a receiving unit to receive a key request message from a Secure Micro (SM); a determination unit to determine whether to perform r...
8527766Reducing leakage of information from cryptographic systems
A system is described for reducing leakage of meaningful information from cryptographic operations. The system uses a pairwise independent hash function to generate a modified secret key SK′ having individual components. The system forms a modified secret key coll...
8527767System and method for processing encoded messages for exchange with a mobile data communication device
A system and method are provided for pre-processing encrypted and/or signed messages at a host system before the message is transmitted to a wireless mobile communication device. The message is received at the host system from a message sender. There is a determinat...
8522027Method for authenticating an entity by a verifier
A method for authenticating an entity by a verifier, the entity having an identifier, the verifier having a pair of private and public keys, comprising: sending to the entity a first random number selected by the verifier; a step wherein the entity encrypts a value ...
8522025Authenticating an application
One aspect of the invention discloses a method of authenticating an application. The method comprising performing, with a server application, bootstrapping procedures between the server application and a bootstrapping server function; deriving a shared key based on ...
8522026Automatic authentication method and system in print process
This invention provides an automatic authentication method and system in a print process, which can obviate the need for user's input operations of the user ID and password and can improve security since authentication is automatically done based on print informatio...
8510557Secure message and file delivery
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for accessing secure and certified electronic messages using a combination of biometric security, a separate and secure network and email infrastructure, email management processes, and the addition of text, audio ...
8484472System and method of filtering unsolicited messages
A secure correlation identifier (SCID) for authentically correlating notifications received from event sources with subscriptions, a SCID authentication system and method of filtering unsolicited messages are provided. The SCID comprises a correlation identifier for...
8473744Methods and systems for unilateral authentication of messages
Disclosed is an authentication mechanism that enables an information recipient to ascertain that the information comes from the sender it purports to be from. This mechanism integrates a private/public key pair with selection by the sender of a portion of its addres...
8468351Digital data authentication
A method for protecting a digital document and user data typed into a digital document is presented. The method comprises computation of an authentication tag when the document is sent from a server. A similar authentication tag is computed when the document is show...
8458474Method of authenticating an entity by a verification entity
A method of authenticating an entity by a verification entity, said entities sharing a pair of secret keys X and Y which are n×m (n, m>i) binary matrices. The method may be applied to cryptographic protocols for authenticating electronic chips at a very low cost.
8452962Method and apparatus for simulating a workflow and analyzing the behavior of information assurance attributes through a data providence architecture
A method and apparatus that simulates a workflow and analyzes the behavior of information assurance attributes through a data providence architecture is disclosed. The method may include injecting one or more faults into a simulated workflow, receiving a message in ...
8452961Method and system for authentication between electronic devices with minimal user intervention
A method and system for authentication between electronic devices with reduced user intervention is provided. An authentication process for electronic devices (e.g., CE devices) establishes ownership for secure communication, with reduced user involvement. Device ow...
8447979Method and apparatus for binding update between mobile node and correspondent node
A method and apparatus for binding update between a mobile node and a correspondent node is disclosed. The method includes: encrypting, by the correspondent node, a parameter for generating a binding management key with a key, and transmitting the encrypted paramete...
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