摘要:
A system and method for sending encrypted information to multiple recipients is provided. Information such as a message or data to be sent to multiple recipients is encrypted using a selected session key, thereby generating a first encrypted message. The session key is then encrypted with each of a plurality of unique secrets respectively associated with the multiple recipients to thereby generate a plurality of encrypted session keys. The encrypted message and the plurality of encrypted session keys are combined in a second encrypted message, which is transmitted to the multiple recipients. Each of the multiple recipients searches the encrypted message for an encrypted session key which was encrypted with its associated unique secret, decrypts the encrypted session key to retrieve the session key and decrypts an encrypted message using the retrieved session key.
摘要:
In one embodiment, a scheme is provided for securing a personalized indicium assigned to a mobile communications device (116). Upon detecting at a network node (502) that an address associated with the mobile communications device (116) has changed, a challenge-and-response procedure (516, 518) is negotiated between the mobile communications device (116) and the network node (502) for authenticating the personalized indicium using a shared authentication key.
摘要:
In one embodiment, a scheme is provided for porting a personalized indicium, i.e., a Personal Information Number or PIN, from a first mobile communications device to a second mobile communications device. Upon receiving identity information from the first mobile communications device via a secure peer-to-peer communication session (414, 416), the second mobile communications device is operable to negotiate (450, 452, 454) with a network node (216) using at least a portion of the received identity information for reassigning the PIN to an identifier associated therewith. Upon successfully porting the PIN to the second mobile communications device, a service provisioning database (219) is accordingly updated (456).
摘要:
A system and method for sending encrypted information to multiple recipients is provided. Information such as a message or data to be sent to multiple recipients is encrypted using a selected session key, thereby generating a first encrypted message. The session key is then encrypted with each of a plurality of unique secrets respectively associated with the multiple recipients to thereby generate a plurality of encrypted session keys. The encrypted message and the plurality of encrypted session keys are combined in a second encrypted message, which is transmitted to the multiple recipients. Each of the multiple recipients searches the encrypted message for an encrypted session key which was encrypted with its associated unique secret, decrypts the encrypted session key to retrieve the session key and decrypts an encrypted message using the retrieved session key.
摘要:
An improved encryption and digital signature method in accordance with the invention reuses an encryption ephemeral key pair from an encryption process in a digital signature process. The reuse of the encryption ephemeral key pair in the digital signature process advantageously results in reduced byte size of the digital signature and reduction of costly computation overhead. In a preferred embodiment, the invention is based on the El Gamal encryption scheme and the Nyberg-Rueppel signature scheme. The present invention is particularly useful for operation in conjunction with small communication devices having limited processing and storage, wherein such devices may communicate via bandwidth sensitive RF links.
摘要:
An improved encryption and digital signature method in accordance with the invention reuses an encryption ephemeral key pair from an encryption process in a digital signature process. The reuse of the encryption ephemeral key pair in the digital signature process advantageously results in reduced byte size of the digital signature and reduction of costly computation overhead. In a preferred embodiment, the invention is based on the El Gamal encryption scheme and the Nyberg-Rueppel signature scheme. The present invention is particularly useful for operation in conjunction with small communication devices having limited processing and storage, wherein such devices may communicate via bandwidth sensitive RF links.