End-to-end encryption system and method of operation
US4423287A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 26, 1981 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q20/4012
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An efficient end-to-end encryption system including key management procedures for providing secure, financial data communication between a system user at one of a plurality of transaction terminals of one of a plurality of acquirer institutions and one of a plurality of issuer institutions, with selected elements of the data being encrypted, decrypted, and processed using a one time session key which is similarly encrypted with master keys and efficiently sent along with the specific segments of the request and response messages.
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