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Method, apparatus, and system for cloud-based encryption machine key injection

  • US 10,305,688 B2
  • Filed: 04/20/2016
  • Issued: 05/28/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A cloud-based key injection system, comprising:

  • at least one key injection sub-system including a key generation device and a quantum key distribution device connected with the key generation device; and

    a cloud-based encryption machine hosting sub-system including an encryption machine and a quantum key distribution device connected with the encryption machine, wherein;

    the encryption machine includes a virtual encryption device,the key injection sub-system and the encryption machine hosting sub-system are connected with each other through their respective quantum key distribution devices,the key generation device is configured to generate a root key component and to send the root key component via the quantum key distribution devices to the encryption machine, andthe encryption machine is configured to receive root key components from one or more key generation devices and to generate a root key of the virtual encryption device in accordance with the received root key components.

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