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Event-driven provision of protected files

US8775800B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 2, 2010
Grant dateJul 8, 2014
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Expiry dateSep 2, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L9/0825
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system may include reception of a request for an encryption key pair including a first private encryption key and a first public encryption key, the encryption key pair associated with a future event, generation of the encryption key pair, transmission of the first public encryption key to a second device, reception, from the second device, of a file encrypted using the first public encryption key and using a second public encryption key of an intended recipient, transmission of the file to a third device associated with the intended recipient, detection of the future event, and, in response to the detection of the future event, transmission of the first private encryption key to the third device.

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