摘要:
In one apparatus, a number of obfuscated programming instructions is provided to perform integrity verification on a number of other plain text programming instructions. In another apparatus, a number of obfuscated programming instructions is provided to self-verify an invocation of the obfuscated programming instructions is not originated from an intruder.
摘要:
In one apparatus, a group of plain text and obfuscated cells of programming instructions is provided to implement a descrambler that descrambles scrambled content to generate descrambled content. In another apparatus, a group of plain text and obfuscated cells of programming instructions is provided to implement an authenticator that provides appropriate authentication challenges to a scrambled content provider, and generates appropriate authentication responses to authentication challenges from the scrambled content provider. In yet another apparatus, a group of plain text and obfuscated cells of programming instructions is provided to implement an integrity verifier that performs integrity verification on a decoder. In yet another apparatus, a group of plain text and obfuscated cells of programming instructions is provided to implement a secrets holder that holds a number of secrets associated with playing scrambled contents.
摘要:
In one apparatus, a number of obfuscated programming instructions are equipped to self-verify whether execution of the obfuscated programming instructions is being observed. In another apparatus, a number of obfuscated programming instruction are equipped to determine whether the apparatus is being operated in a mode that supports single step execution of the obfuscated programming instructions. In yet another apparatus, a number of obfuscated programming instruction are equipped to verify whether an amount of elapsed execution time has exceeded a threshold. In yet another apparatus, a first and a second group of obfuscated programming instruction are provided to implement a first and a second tamper resistant technique respectively, with the first and the second group of programming instructions sharing a storage location for a first and a second key value corresponding to the first and the second tamper resistant technique.
摘要:
Basic transfer units (BTUs) of compressed video data of video images are selectively encrypted in accordance with an encryption policy to degrade the video images to at least a virtually useless state, if the selectively encrypted compressed video images were to be rendered without decryption. As a result, degradation that approximates the level provided by the total encryption approach is achieved, but requiring only a fraction of the processor cycle cost required by the total encryption approach, to decrypt and render the video images.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for hiding cryptographic keys based on autocorrelation timing attacks is provided. The method and apparatus of the present invention utilize a autocorrelation timing attack to allow independent software entities to authenticate themselves without storing a private cryptographic key. This is accomplished by storing timing statistics related to the evaluation of an equation in the software entity rather than the cryptographic key itself. When the software entity authenticates itself, the cryptographic key is derived based on information provided by the timing statistics contained in the software entity.
摘要:
A communication system utilizing low bandwidth requirements for transmitting an encoded value formulated using the Chinese Remainder procedure to receivers having a private key. The system offers the advantages of low bandwidth transmission of single standard key systems but the security of private key systems. Each receiver contains a private key and a prime number associated with the receiver. The transmitter system utilizes the Chinese Remainder procedure and the private key and the prime number associated with each receiver to generate a unique value X that solves a particular set of relationships for a set of authorized receivers of the communication network and no others. The value X is broadcast to all receivers and each receiver utilizes its prime number and its private decryption key to arrive at a master key. Unauthorized receivers will not obtain a valid master key because their prime numbers are outside of the set relationships that X solves. By broadcasting only X, the system avoids the requirement of broadcasting a separate encoded version of the master key to each authorized receiver. The system may be used to also broadcast new private keys to the receivers or a subset of receivers within the network.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for determining validity of a key. A bloom filter is updated in a first computer system (e.g. a client system) at periodic intervals by providing the system's requirements of the bloom filter to a second computer system (e.g. a server system). These requirements may include: a number of bits which are included in the bloom vectors; a number of the coefficients for hash functions of the bloom filter; or an error value indicating the possibility of error of the bloom filter. The second computer system has access to an invalidity database which includes all invalid keys and can generate a matrix of bloom vectors and coefficients for different client requirements. Responsive to the provision of the first system's requirements, it receives bloom vectors and coefficients which comprise the bloom filter. The system can then accept a key and apply the bloom filter to the key to determine if the key is present in the invalidity database. Invalidity of the key can be confirmed if the bloom filter indicates that the key is present in the invalidity database by transmitting the key to the second computer system to determine the presence of the key in the invalidity database. In this way, communications bandwidth is conserved because no communication between the first computer system and the second computer system need take place if the bloom filter indicates that the key is not present in the invalidity database.
摘要:
Techniques are disclosed for protecting privacy of parties to electronic transactions, such as transactions conducted through a GSM network. An anonymity service provider receives orders directed from its subscriber to a recipient for goods or services, along with information about its subscriber. The anonymity service provider relays the order to the recipient but withholds information about the subscriber, as the subscriber directs. The recipient receives payment for the good or service by way of a voucher from the anonymity service provider.
摘要:
The present invention is a method and apparatus to segment a three-dimensional scene having foreground and background regions. Regions in stereo images of the 3-D scene are matched. The stereo images include left and right images. Ranges of matched regions are computed. The foreground region is separated from the background region using the computed ranges of the matched regions.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for access control in a computer system are disclosed. A storage unit receives a block of data having an encrypted executable image and a signature component. A separation unit coupled to the storage unit separates the signature component from the encrypted executable image. A decryption unit coupled to the separation unit decrypts the encrypted executable image using the signature component as a key. This yields an decrypted executable program. An identification unit coupled to the decryption unit locates an identification mark in the decrypted executable program and identifies a composite key assigned to the identification mark. A signature generation unit coupled to the identification unit performs a keyed cryptographic hash algorithm on the decrypted executable program using the composite key as a key. A verification unit coupled to the signature generation unit compares the signature component with the computed keyed cryptographic hash value to verify the source of the block of data and to determine whether it has been modified. If the signature matches the keyed cryptographic hash value, a rights assignment unit coupled to the verification unit assigns appropriate access rights to the decrypted executable program and allows it to be executed by a computer system.