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Multiprotocol communication authentication

US8671278B2 · kind B2 · utility

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30Claims
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Filing dateJul 25, 2011
Grant dateMar 11, 2014
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Expiry dateSep 5, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/85
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for authenticating a transmission between a first and a second circuit transiting through at least one third circuit, wherein: data are transmitted from the first to the third circuit, and from the third to the second circuit; a first signature of the data is calculated by the first circuit; at least a second signature of the data is calculated by the third circuit; at least one first portion of the first signature is transmitted by the first circuit to the third one; and the second signature is transmitted by the third circuit to the second one, a portion of this signature being distorted in case of a failure of authentication of the first portion of the first signature by the third circuit.

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