Blind encryption
US5638445A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 19, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jun 10, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2209/56
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of processing encrypted communications sent by a first party, the method including the steps of: receiving from the first party a message that has a first part, a second part, a third part and a fourth part, wherein the first part includes a first block of information that is encrypted by using a key k1, the second part includes a second block of information that is encrypted by using a key k2, the third part includes a third block of information that is encrypted by using a key R, and the fourth part includes a fourth block of information that is encrypted by using the key R, wherein the third block of information includes k1 and the fourth block of information includes k2; blinding the fourth part; sending the third part and the blinded fourth part to a recryptor; receiving from the recryptor the k1 key re-encrypted by using a first key; and receiving from the recryptor a fifth block of information which is the blinded fourth block of information that has been encrypted by using a second key.
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