Method and apparatus for managing a key management system

• US 20070217613A1
• Filed: 12/29/2006
• Published: 09/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DEXA Systems Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation (SLB)
• Inventors: Syed, Jameel, Lam, Chui-Shan
• Granted Patent: US 7,603,322 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 380/277
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/103 Workflow collaboration or project management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/027 involving a payment switch or gateway
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3829 involving key management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/06 for supporting key management in a packet data network cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key management H04L9/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/12 Applying verification of the received information cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for data integrity or data verification H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/0822 using key encryption key
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/0891 Revocation or update of secret information, e.g. encryption key update or rekeying

Abstract

A network system for key management, including a server, a key management system providing process logic for key management system management located on the server, a key management system storage providing a secure data storage for the key management system, an application using the key management system to manage an application key, and an interface providing a means for managing the key management system.

Claims

1-26. -26. (canceled)

27. A method for retrieving a value secured in a key management system comprising:

receiving a request for the value secured in the key management system;

searching for a key corresponding to the value in a decoded key list; and

retrieving a tuple corresponding to the value, if the key corresponding to the value is in the decoded key list.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the key management storage is located on a second server.

29. The method of claim 27, wherein the key management system interface comprises a graphical user interface.

30-32. -32. (canceled)

33. An apparatus for retrieving a value secured in a key management system comprising:

means for receiving a request for the value secured in the key management system;

means for searching for a key corresponding to the value in a decoded key list; and

means for retrieving a tuple corresponding to the value, if the key corresponding to the value is in the decoded key list.

34-35. -35. (canceled)