System and method to anonymize data transmitted to a destination computing device
US9356993B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/1075
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for anonymizing data to be transmitted to a destination computing device is disclosed. Anonymization strategy for data anonymization is provided. Data to be transmitted is received from a user computer. Selective anonymization of the data is performed, based on the anonymization strategy, using an anonymization module. The data includes a plurality of characters. An initialization vector is generated using a seed value, the seed value having a corresponding seed value identifier. The data is anonymized using an anonymization module, to derive an anonymized data, using the generated initialization vector. The anonymized data and the seed value identifier is transmitted to the destination computer over a network.
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