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Secret sharing via blockchains

US10411897B2 · kind B2 · utility

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29References

15Claims

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Assignee

Factom, Inc. · US

Inventors

Mahesh Paolini-Subramanya · Austin, US
Brian Deery · Austin, US
Paul Snow · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 17, 2017
Grant date	Sep 10, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 23, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L2209/20
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Confidential, secret data may be shared via one or more blockchains. Mortgage applications, medical records, financial records, and other electronic documents often contain social security numbers, names, addresses, account information, and other personal data. A secret sharing algorithm is applied to any secret data to generate shares. The shares may then be integrated or written to one or more blockchains for distribution.

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