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COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

  • US 20130297938A1
  • Filed: 04/09/2013
  • Published: 11/07/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A communication apparatus for executing processing for sharing an encryption key between itself and another party'"'"'s communication apparatus, wherein the communication apparatus executes the processing, respectively at least one time, as an authenticating apparatus and an authenticated apparatus, the communication apparatus comprising:

  • a determination unit configured to determine which encryption key of an encryption key provided by the communication apparatus and an encryption key provided by the other party'"'"'s communication apparatus is the encryption key used in common by the communication apparatus and the other party'"'"'s communication apparatus; and

    a decision unit configured to decide, in accordance with result of the determination, which of the communication apparatus and other party'"'"'s communication apparatus is to be made the authenticating apparatus first.

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