Securing a secret of a user
US8731203B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 11, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 11, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/107
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems and apparatuses for securing a secret are disclosed. One method includes receiving a secret from the user and generating encrypted shares based on the secret, a policy, and a plurality of public keys. The encrypted shares are provided to a custodian, wherein the custodian verifies that the encrypted shares can be used to reconstitute the secret upon receiving the encrypted shares.
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