Method and apparatus for public key cryptosystem
First Claim
1. A method for operating a cryptosystem having a user, a registration station, and an authentication station, the user having been assigned an active key pair, the active key pair including a private key and a public key, the method comprising:
- generating an at least one new security key for the user upon receiving a request to generate the at least one new security key;
storing the generated new security key in a storage area without activating the new security key, the new security key being stored as an auxiliary key for the user;
receiving a request to activate the new security key that is stored in the storage area from the user; and
activating the new security key for the user after receiving the activation request from the user.
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Abstract
A method for operating a cryptosystem having a user, a registration station, and an authentication station is disclosed. The user has been assigned an active key pair. The active key pair includes a private key and a public key. The method includes generating an at least one new security key for the user upon receiving a request to generate the at least one new security key. The generated new security key is stored in a storage area without activating the new security key, the new security key being stored as an auxiliary key for the user. A request to activate the new security key that is stored in the storage area is received from the user. The new security key for the user is activated after receiving the activation request from the user.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for operating a cryptosystem having a user, a registration station, and an authentication station, the user having been assigned an active key pair, the active key pair including a private key and a public key, the method comprising:
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generating an at least one new security key for the user upon receiving a request to generate the at least one new security key;
storing the generated new security key in a storage area without activating the new security key, the new security key being stored as an auxiliary key for the user;
receiving a request to activate the new security key that is stored in the storage area from the user; and
activating the new security key for the user after receiving the activation request from the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12)
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10. A method for operating a cryptosystem having a user, a registration station, and an authentication station, the user having been assigned an active key pair, the active key pair including a private key and a public key, the method comprising:
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receiving a first request to initiate registration of an auxiliary key for the user at the registration station at a first point in time, the first request not providing an authority to proceed with obtaining a registration certificate of the auxiliary key; and
receiving a second request at the registration station at a second point in time that is subsequent to the first point in time, the second request providing the authority to obtain the registration certificate of the auxiliary key. - View Dependent Claims (11, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A registration apparatus provided in a cryptosystem, the cryptosystem including a plurality of user terminals and a network coupling the user terminals to the registration apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
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a network interface coupled to the network;
a database including information about a plurality of users and a plurality of key pairs assigned to the plurality of users;
a computer readable medium including;
code for receiving a first request to initiate registration of an auxiliary key for one of the users at the registration station at a first point in time, the first request not providing an authority to proceed with obtaining a registration certificate of the auxiliary key; and
code for receiving a second request at the registration station at a second point in time that is subsequent to the first point in time, the second request providing the authority to obtain the registration certificate of the auxiliary key. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A computer readable medium for use in a cryptosystem including a user, a registration station, and a authentication station, the user having been assigned an active key pair, the active key pair including a private key and a public key, the medium comprising:
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code for receiving a first request to initiate registration of an auxiliary key for one of the users at the registration station at a first point in time, the first request not providing an authority to proceed with obtaining a registration certificate of the auxiliary key; and
code for receiving a second request at the registration station at a second point in time that is subsequent to the first point in time, the second request providing the authority to obtain the registration certificate of the auxiliary key. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A computer readable medium for use in a cryptosystem including a user, a registration station, and an authentication station, the user having been assigned a first key pair, the first key pair including a private key and a public key and having been activated, the medium comprising:
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code for transmitting a first request to initiate registration of a second key for one of the users at the registration station at a first point in time while the first key pair is still active, the first request not providing an authority to proceed with obtaining a registration certificate of the second key; and
code for transmitting a second request at the registration station at a second point in time that is subsequent to the first point in time, the second request providing the authority to obtain the registration certificate of the second key.
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