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Signature validation and generation

US7761711B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SOFTWARE GMBH · DE

Inventors

Kay Winkler · Darmstadt, DE
Michael Ulrich Körner · Berlin, DE
Harald Schöning · Dieburg, DE
Eckehard Hermann · Griesheim, DE
Rene Kollmorgen · Berlin, DE
Dieter Kessler · Darmstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 12, 2003
Grant date	Jul 20, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 10, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L2209/68
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses for validating a message with a signature. The method may include receiving the message with the signature and carrying out an integrated validation and storing process. The signature may be validated based on a validation algorithm and a key. The received message may be stored in a database. A method for generating a signature for a message may include carrying out an integrated receiving and generating process. The message to be sent may be received and the signature may be generated based on a signing algorithm and a key. The message may be sent with the signature.

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