Method for secured transmission of a data object
First Claim
1. Method comprisingreceiving identification information on an addressee to whom an encrypted data object is sent by a transmission device or for whom the encrypted data object is to be provided by the transmission device for retrieval, from the transmission device to a server,associating the identification information with a key for decrypting the encrypted data object by the server,generating a certificate for a key for encrypting the data object by the server, wherein the server assigns the certificate for the key for encrypting the data object to the key for decrypting the encrypted data object,sending the certificate for the key for encrypting the data object to the transmission device, andsending the key for decrypting the encrypted data object to the addressee by the server, or providing by the server the key for decrypting the encrypted data object for retrieval by the addressee;
- wherein the server stores the assignment between the certificate for the key for encrypting the data object and the key for decrypting the encrypted data object in an entry in a database located in a memory of the server; and
wherein the certificate for the key for encrypting the data object and the key for decrypting the encrypted data object are stored in the entry in the database, and wherein the server deletes the key for decrypting the encrypted data object after the sending or providing.
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Abstract
A method is disclosed comprising receiving identification information on an addressee, to whom an encrypted data object is sent by a transmission device or for whom the encrypted data object is to be provided by the transmission device for retrieval, from the transmission device to a server, associating the identification information with a key for decrypting the encrypted data object by the server, sending the key for decrypting the encrypted data object to the addressee by the server, or providing by the server the key for decrypting the encrypted data object for retrieval by the addressee.
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25 Claims
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1. Method comprising
receiving identification information on an addressee to whom an encrypted data object is sent by a transmission device or for whom the encrypted data object is to be provided by the transmission device for retrieval, from the transmission device to a server, associating the identification information with a key for decrypting the encrypted data object by the server, generating a certificate for a key for encrypting the data object by the server, wherein the server assigns the certificate for the key for encrypting the data object to the key for decrypting the encrypted data object, sending the certificate for the key for encrypting the data object to the transmission device, and sending the key for decrypting the encrypted data object to the addressee by the server, or providing by the server the key for decrypting the encrypted data object for retrieval by the addressee; -
wherein the server stores the assignment between the certificate for the key for encrypting the data object and the key for decrypting the encrypted data object in an entry in a database located in a memory of the server; and wherein the certificate for the key for encrypting the data object and the key for decrypting the encrypted data object are stored in the entry in the database, and wherein the server deletes the key for decrypting the encrypted data object after the sending or providing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. Method comprising:
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encrypting a data object by a transmission device such that it can be decrypted with a key for decrypting the encrypted data object, sending identification information on an addressee of the encrypted data object by the transmission device to a server, receiving a certificate for the key for encrypting the data object from the server at the transmission device, and sending the encrypted data object by the transmission device to the addressee or providing by the transmission device the encrypted data object for retrieval by the addressee, wherein the certificate is sent to the addressee or provided for retrieval by the addressee together with the encrypted data object; wherein the server stores an assignment between the certificate for the key for encrypting the data object and the key for decrypting the encrypted data object in an entry in a database located in a memory of the server; and wherein the certificate for the key for encrypting the data object and the key for decrypting the encrypted data object are stored in the entry in the database, and wherein the server deletes the key for decrypting the encrypted data object after the sending or providing. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23)
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20. Method comprising:
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obtaining an encrypted data object together with an certificate for a key for encrypting the data object at a receiver device, sending a request for a key for decrypting the encrypted data object with authentication information on an addressee of the encrypted data object from the receiver device to a server, wherein the request for the key for decrypting the encrypted data object contains the certificate for the key for encrypting the data object, receiving the key for decrypting the encrypted data object from the server at the receiver device, and decrypting the encrypted data object by the receiver device; wherein the server stores an assignment between the certificate for the key for encrypting the data object and the key for decrypting the encrypted data object in an entry in a database located in a memory of the server; and wherein the certificate for the key for encrypting the data object and the key for decrypting the encrypted data object are stored in the entry in the database, and wherein the server deletes the key for decrypting the encrypted data object after the sending. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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24. Method for protected transmission of a data object, the method comprising;
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receiving identification information on an addressee to whom an encrypted data object is sent by a transmission device or for whom the encrypted data object is to be provided by the transmission device for retrieval, from the transmission device at a server, associating the identification information with a key for decrypting the encrypted data object by the server, generating a certificate for a key for encrypting the data object by the server, wherein the server assigns the certificate for the key for encrypting the data object to the key for decrypting the encrypted data object, sending the certificate for the key for encrypting the data object to the transmission device, sending the key for decrypting the encrypted data object to the addressee by the server, or providing by the server the key for decrypting the encrypted data object for retrieval by the addressee; encrypting the data object by the transmission device such that it can be decrypted with the key for decrypting the encrypted data object, sending the identification information on the addressee of the encrypted data object by the transmission device to the server, receiving the certificate for the key for encrypting the data object from the server at the transmission device, sending the encrypted data object by the transmission device to the addressee or providing by the transmission device the encrypted data object for retrieval by the addressee, wherein the certificate is sent to the addressee or provided for retrieval by the addressee together with the encrypted data object; obtaining the encrypted data object together with the certificate for the key for encrypting the data object at a receiver device; sending a request for the key for decrypting the encrypted data object with authentication information on the addressee of the encrypted data object from the receiver device to the server, wherein the request for the key for decrypting the encrypted data object contains the certificate for the key for encrypting the data object, receiving the key for decrypting the encrypted data object from a server at the receiver device, and decrypting the encrypted data object by the receiver device; wherein the server stores the assignment between the certificate for the key for encrypting the data object and the key for decrypting the encrypted data object in an entry in a database located in a memory of the server; and wherein the certificate for the key for encrypting the data object and the key for decrypting the encrypted data object are stored in the entry in the database, and wherein the server deletes the key for decrypting the encrypted data object after the sending or providing.
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25. System for protected transmission of a data object, the system comprising:
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a server comprising at least one hardware processor and at least one memory with program instructions stored therein, wherein the at least one memory and the program instructions are configured in order, executed by the at least one hardware processor, to cause the server to perform;
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receiving identification information on an addressee to whom an encrypted data object is sent by a transmission device or for whom the encrypted data object is to be provided by the transmission device for retrieval, from the transmission device to a server,associating the identification information with a key for decrypting the encrypted data object, generating a certificate for a key for encrypting the data object by the server, wherein the server assigns the certificate for the key for encrypting the data object to the key for decrypting the encrypted data object, sending the certificate for the key for encrypting the data object to the transmission device, and sending the key for decrypting the encrypted data object to the addressee, or providing the key for decrypting the encrypted data object for retrieval by the addressee; the transmission device comprising;
at least one processor and at least one memory with program instructions, wherein the at least one memory and the program instructions are configured in order, together with the at least one processor, to cause the transmission device to perform;encrypting the data object such that it can be decrypted with the key for decrypting the encrypted data object, sending identification information on the addressee of the encrypted data object to the server, receiving the certificate for the key for encrypting the data object from the server, and sending the encrypted data object to the addressee or providing the encrypted data object for retrieval by the addressee, wherein the certificate is sent to the addressee or provided for retrieval by the addressee together with the encrypted data object; and a receiver device comprising at least one processor and at least one memory with program instructions, wherein the at least one memory and the program instructions are configured in order, together with the at least one processor, to cause the receiver device to perform; obtaining the encrypted data object together with the certificate for a key for encrypting the data object, sending a request for the key for decrypting the encrypted data object with the authentication information on the addressee of the encrypted data object to the server, wherein the request for the key for decrypting the encrypted data object contains the certificate for the key for encrypting the data object, receiving the key for decrypting the encrypted data object from the server, and decrypting the encrypted data object.
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