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Secure computer communication method and system

US5638444A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 2, 1995
Grant dateJun 10, 1997
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Expiry dateJun 2, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L9/0877
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Communication between a plurality of computers which are intercoupled or networked is provided in confidential form using password protection in combination with a special hardware token which is used to generate a one-time random session ciphering key.

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