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Shared cryptographic key in networks with an embedded agent

  • US 20050213768A1
  • Filed: 03/24/2004
  • Published: 09/29/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method comprising:

  • provisioning a symmetric cryptographic key across multiple clients through multiple embedded agents, each client having one of the embedded agents, one embedded agent in each client having an embedded agent to store the symmetric cryptographic key in a storage accessible to the embedded agent and not directly accessible to a host processor on the client; and

    providing access to an encrypted traffic flow in a network to a client if the client is authenticated with the key.

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