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Protecting sensitive information from an authorized device unlock

US11115208B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 18, 2020
Grant dateSep 7, 2021
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 18, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2221/2105
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and apparati for auditing uses of cryptographic keys. In a method embodiment of the present invention, a set of audited uses for a cryptographic key is defined; the key is generated inside a protected execution environment of a digital computer; all software and firmware that is usable in the execution environment to access the key is demonstrated to an auditor; and, for each audited use of the key, a non-tamperable audit record describing said use is released.

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