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Secure, distributed e-mail system

US7020779B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 22, 2000
Grant dateMar 28, 2006
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Expiry dateMay 31, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/062
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An e-mail handling system, wherein e-mail messages are entered, transported and stored, comprises a central key repository, means for encrypting a message using a key associated with the message, means for adding the key to the central key repository; and means for deleting the key for a message when the message is to be made unrecallable.

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