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Splicing resistant homomorphic passcode encryption

US9646306B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 13, 2014
Grant dateMay 9, 2017
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Expiry dateSep 11, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2463/062
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for encrypting a passcode is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes: receiving an indication of a portion of the passcode from a user; encoding the portion of the passcode; encrypting the encoded portion into ciphertext using a homomorphic encryption system; updating a cumulative encryption string by executing a cumulative operation to aggregate the ciphertext corresponding to the encoded portion into the cumulative encryption string computed for a previous portion of the passcode, wherein the cumulative operation is dictated by a homomorphic property of the homomorphic encryption system; and generating a passcode message based at least in part on the cumulative encryption string, wherein the passcode message includes a message authentication code.

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