Packet validation using watermarks
US9246926B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/8358
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed for providing secure transmissions across a network comprising a transmitting device and a receiving device. At the transmitting device, a stream of watermark bits is generated. Next, a plurality of watermarks is generated, each of the plurality of watermarks comprising an index number and a portion of the stream of watermark bits. The watermarks are inserted, into each header of a plurality of outgoing packets. At the receiving device, the plurality of outgoing packets are received and it is determined if a received packet is valid based on the watermark in the header of the received packet. The stream of watermark bits may be generated using a stream cipher such as RC4, a block cipher such as 3DES in CBC mode, or other equivalent pseudo-random stream generating techniques.
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