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System and method for document distribution

US7356688B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 21, 1999
Grant dateApr 8, 2008
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Expiry dateDec 21, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2209/76
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods for transferring among key holders in encoding and cryptographic systems the right to decode and decrypt messages in a way that does not explicitly reveal decoding and decrypting keys used and the original messages. Such methods are more secure and more efficient than typical re-encoding and re-encryption schemes, and are useful in developing such applications as document distribution and long-term file protection.

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