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Public Key Out-of-Band Transfer for Mutual Authentication

  • US 20100042838A1
  • Filed: 08/12/2009
  • Published: 02/18/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A network device comprisinga transceiver;

  • a processor;

    a machine readable medium; and

    a private key,wherein said network device performs a key exchange and authentication method with a second network device, said method comprising;

    revealing a unique identifier to said second network device;

    receiving a revelation of a key associated with said second network device from said second network device which used said unique identifier of said network device to obtain a key associated with said network device; and

    said network device using its private key, said key associated with said second network device, and known parameters to generate a shared secret.

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