System and method for managing keys for use in encrypting and decrypting data in a technology stack
US10033713B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 21, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/064
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a technology stack including members provided in communication, a system and method are provided for managing keys for use in encrypting and decrypting data. The system comprises a key manager configured to define a group of members and to create at least one encryption key associated with the defined group, and a communications manager configured to transmit the at least one encryption key associated with the group to members in the group. Data encrypted by a member in the group using the at least one encryption key received by the member from the communications manager is transmitted to another member in the group for decryption using the at least one encryption key received by the another member from the communications manager.
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