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Smart card based encryption key and password generation and management

US8369521B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 17, 2008
Grant dateFeb 5, 2013
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Expiry dateNov 17, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2209/56
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus can include a smart card based encryption key management system used to generate an encryption key using encryption key seed material, and an encryption key data store to store the encryption key seed material. An apparatus can include a smart card based password management system used to generate a password using password seed material, and a password data store to store the password seed material.

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