Secure cryptographic operations using control vectors generated inside a cryptographic facility
US5432849A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 10, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 10, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/1408
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention described herein suggests methods of cryptographic key management based on control vectors in which the control vectors are generated or derived internal to a cryptographic facility implementing a set of cryptographic operations. The methods of alternate control vector enforcement described in the present application provide a high-integrity facility to ensure that cryptographic keys are used in a manner consistent with the type and usage attributes assigned to the keys by the originator of those keys. Since the control vectors are generated or derived internal to the cryptographic facility on the basis of data contained in each cryptographic service request to the cryptographic facility, control vectors need not be stored or managed outside the cryptographic facility.
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