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Structure of policies for evaluating key attributes of encryption keys

US10880281B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 22, 2017
Grant dateDec 29, 2020
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Expiry dateOct 13, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/104
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Examples described herein relate to apparatuses and methods for evaluating an encryption key based on policies for a policy operation, including, but not limited to, receiving user request for the policy operation, determining one or more of a node, group, client, or user associated with the user request, determining the policies associated with the one or more of the node, group, client, or user based on priority, and evaluating at least one key attribute of an encryption key based, at least in part, on the policies.

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