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Method for distributing encryption means

US8837736B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

KONINIKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. · NL

Inventors

Oscar Garcia Morchon · Aachen, DE
Mark Patrick Sillner · Bretzfeld, DE
Bozena Erdmann · Aachen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 10, 2009
Grant date	Sep 16, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 4, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L2209/80
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to method for operating a trust center for distributing key material to at least one radio station, comprising the steps of at the trust center, dividing an identifier of the radio station, said identifier being a code word consisting a first number of bits, into a plurality of subidentifiers, and generating for each subidentifier, an keying material function selected out of a set of keying material functions on the basis of the considered subidentifier at the trust center, transmitting to the radio station the identifier and the key material comprising the generated encryption functions.

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