Apparatus and method for reducing transmission bandwidth and storage requirements in a cryptographic security system
US6567914B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 27, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L9/14
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and methods for facilitating a reduction in data transmission bandwidth removes unnecessary data relating to encryption keys prior to sending a message or storing the encrypted information for a recipient. Encrypted data, such as message data for multiple recipients, is analyzed to determine whether encryption related data for other recipients may be removed.
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