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Secure communications in computer cluster systems

US8767964B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 26, 2008
Grant dateJul 1, 2014
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Expiry dateAug 26, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/0428
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system to improve communication security in cluster machine processing may include interconnected computers that can jointly process data. The system may also include a shared secret key used by each of the interconnected computers to encrypt, decrypt, and/or authenticate data being sent, or received, from one of the interconnected computers to another of the interconnected computers. The system may further include a new shared secret key used by each of the interconnected computers to encrypt, decrypt, and/or authenticate data being sent, or received, from one of the interconnected computers to another of the interconnected computers. In addition, the new shared secret key may coexist with the shared secret key without adversely affecting the joint processing of data performed by the plurality of interconnected computers.

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