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Communicating a password securely

US8281368B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

Raghavendra Malpani · Redmond, US
Cristian M. Ilac · Sammamish, US
Tanmoy Dutta · Redmond, US
Klaus Schultz · Jena, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 28, 2008
Grant date	Oct 2, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 30, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F21/556
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A secure (e.g., HTTPS) connection is established between a client and a server. Communication over the connection may utilize an application (e.g., a Web browser) that is not part of the client's trusted computing base. A password is sent from the client to the server over the connection such that the clear text password is unavailable to the application. For example, the password can be encrypted and inserted directly into the HTTPS stream from the client's trusted computing base.

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