System and method for end-to-end key management
US10956904B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 25, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 25, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q2220/00
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Provided are a system and method for managing encryption keys used by a payment application on a mobile device. The method includes executing a mobile payment application in a user domain of the mobile device, where the user domain is an operating environment in which applications are executed and accessed by a user, importing a plurality of encryption keys for use by the mobile payment application into a system domain of the mobile device, where the system domain is a more secure operating environment controlled by an operating system, encrypting payment information of the mobile payment application in the system domain using one or more of the imported keys while executing the mobile payment application in the user domain, and transmitting the encrypted payment information to a merchant.
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