Cryptographic system for group signature
US7673144B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L9/3255
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention concerns a system enabling a member (M) of a group (G) to produce, by means of customized data (z; K), a message (m) accompanied by a signature (8) proving to a verifier that the message originates from a member of the group (G). The invention is characterized in that the customized data is in the form of an electronic physical medium (26). Advantageously, the latter also incorporates: encrypting means (B3) for producing a customized cipher (C) from the customized data prior to the signature S of the message (m), means (B5) for producing a combination of a message m to be signed and the cipher (C) associated with said message, for example in the form of a concatenation of the message (m) with the cipher (C), and means (B6) for signing (Sig) the message (m) with the customized data (z; K) in the form of a cipher (C) associated with said message. Advantageously, the physical medium is a smart card (26) or the like.
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