Robust peer-to-peer networks and methods of use thereof
US8041942B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 5, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0823
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of authentication of peers of a peer-to-peer network includes a certificate issuer tracking at most a predetermined number of node IDs for each peer on the peer-to-peer network, a requesting peer requesting from the certificate issuer a certificate for authenticating a communicating peer and each certificate issued listing at least one node ID of the predetermined number of node IDs assigned for the communicating peer.
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