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System and method for secure messaging in a hybrid peer-to-peer network

  • US 10,148,628 B2
  • Filed: 07/17/2017
  • Issued: 12/04/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for changing an encryption key in a hybrid peer-to-peer network comprising:

  • receiving, by a first endpoint, an instruction to change from a first encryption key to a second encryption key; and

    changing, by the first endpoint, from the first encryption key to the second encryption key, wherein all incoming messages for the first endpoint are to be encrypted using the second encryption key, and wherein both the first and second encryption keys are used to decrypt messages received by the first endpoint until a defined period of time has elapsed since the second encryption key was replaced by the first encryption key.

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