Client/server protocol for proving authenticity
US6085320A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 21, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2209/56
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A protocol for establishing the authenticity of a client to a server in an electronic transaction by encrypting a certificate with a key known only to the client and the server. The trust of the server, if necessary, can be established by a public key protocol. The client generates and sends over a communications channel a message containing at least a part of a certificate encrypted with the server's public key or a secret session key. The server receives and processes the message to recover at least part of the certificate, verifies and accepts it as proof of the client's authenticity.
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