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Key agreement and transport protocol with implicit signatures

US6122736A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 7, 1997
Grant dateSep 19, 2000
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Expiry dateNov 7, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY04S40/20
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A key establishment protocol between a pair of correspondents includes the generation by each correspondent of respective signatures. The signatures are derived from information that is private to the correspondent and information that is public. After exchange of signatures, the integrity of exchange messages can be verified by extracting the public information contained in the signature and comparing it with information used to generate the signature. A common session key may then be generated from the public and private information of respective ones of the correspondents.

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