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Changing group member reachability information

US9544282B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 29, 2015
Grant dateJan 10, 2017
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Expiry dateDec 29, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L61/5076
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In an embodiment, a method comprises obtaining a second network address at a computer node, which has been already associated with a first network address and provided first keying information; sending, to a key server computer, an update message that comprises both the first network address and the second network address; using the first keying information to encrypt messages that the computer node sends from the second network address to one or more other members of a group.

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