Identification protocols
US6889322B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 10, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 3, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2209/20
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a method for verifying, by a verifier, that a prover has access to a private key associated with a public key Kp, in which the method comprises the prover generating a random number R and communicating a disguised form of the random number R to the verifier, an improvement including the prover generating the random number R based on an input received from the verifier.Related apparatus and methods are also provided.
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