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Known plaintext attack protection

US9148411B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 18, 2012
Grant dateSep 29, 2015
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Expiry dateDec 18, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L9/002
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A Headend system including a encoder to encode input data yielding a plurality of data packets, each of the packets having a header and a payload, a post encoding processor to identify ones of the data packets having a payload with a suspected known plaintext, and modify at least some of the identified packets, and an encryption processor to encrypt at least some of the data packets yielding encrypted data packets. Related apparatus and methods are also described.

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