SECURE TRANSMISSION OF LOCAL PRIVATE ENCODING DATA

• US 20170180326A1
• Filed: 02/02/2016
• Published: 06/22/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Materna Virtual Solution GmbH
• Original Assignee: Virtual Solution AG
• Inventors: JAKOBI, Thomas, HAUSEN, Doris, SCHMIDBERGER, Frank
• Granted Patent: US 10,003,577 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/04 for providing a confidential data exchange among entities communicating through data packet networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/061 for key exchange, e.g. in peer-to-peer networks cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key agreement H04L9/0838
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/04 Key management, e.g. using generic bootstrapping architecture [GBA]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/43 using shared identity modules, e.g. SIM sharing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/63 Location-dependent; Proximity-dependent
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/77 Graphical identity

Abstract

A method of secure transfer of local private encoding data between a first communication device and a second communication device, the first communication device and the second communication device being operable to communicate with each other via a communication connection there between, a respectively adapted first communication device, a respectively adapted second communication device, a system comprising such first and second communication devices and also a computer program product for carrying out the above method.

Claims

1. A method of secure transfer of local private encoding data between a first communication device and a second communication device, the first communication device and the second communication device being operable to communicate with each other via a communication connection there between, the method comprising

providing secure access information by the second communication device;

transmitting the secure access information from the second communication device to the first communication device via a first secure communication path;

establishing, based on the secure access information, the secure communication link between the first communication device and the second communication device on the communication connection between the first communication device and the second communication device.

2. A method according to claim 1,

wherein the first communication device has the local private encoding data, the method further comprising:

transferring the local private encoding data from the first communication device to the second communication device via the secure communication link on the communication connection;

storing the received local private encoding data at the second communication device.

3. A method according to claim 1,

wherein the second communication device has the local private encoding data, the method further comprising:

transferring the local private encoding data from the second communication device to the first communication device via the secure communication link on the communication connection;

storing the received local private encoding data at the first communication device.

4. A method according to claim 1, further comprising

verifying the secure communication link via a second secure communication path.

5. A communication device, comprising

a first communication interface being operable for communication with another communication device via a communication connection;

a control unit being adapted to

receive, via a first secure communication path, secure access information provided by the other communication device; and

establish, based on the secure access information, the secure communication link to the other communication device on the communication connection to the other communication device.

6. A communication device according to claim 5, further comprising

a data memory unit comprising local private encoding data,

wherein the control unit is further adapted to

transfer the local private encoding data to the other communication device via a secure communication link on the communication connection.

7. A communication device according to claim 5, further comprising

a first communication interface being operable for communication the other communication device via the communication connection;

a memory unit being adapted to store local private encoding data of the other communication device transferred therefrom via the secure communication link on the communication connection.

8. A communication device according to claim 5, wherein

the control unit is adapted to verify the secure communication link by means of at least one of

verifying identification information provided by the other communication device,

reproducing identification information provided by the other communication device.

9. A communication device, comprising

a first communication interface being operable for communication with another communication device via a communication connection

a control unit being adapted to provide secure access in a manner that the secure access information is adapted for transmission to the other communication device via a first secure communication path.

10. A communication device according to claim 9, further comprising

a first communication interface being operable for communication the other communication device via the communication connection;

a memory unit being adapted to store local private encoding data of the other communication device transferred therefrom via the secure communication link on the communication connection.

11. A communication device according to claim 9, further comprising

a data memory unit comprising local private encoding data,

wherein the control unit is further adapted to

transfer the local private encoding data to the other communication device via a secure communication link on the communication connection.

12. A communication device according to claim 9, wherein

the control unit is adapted to verify the secure communication link by means of at least one of

verifying identification information provided by the other communication device,

reproducing identification information provided by the other communication device.

13. A system comprising:

a first communication device comprising;

a first communication interface being operable for communication with another communication device via a communication connection;

a first control unit being adapted to;

receive, via a first secure communication path, secure access information provided by the other communication device; and

establish, based on the secure access information, the secure communication link to the other communication device on the communication connection to the other communication device, and

a second communication device comprising;

a second communication interface being operable for communication with another communication device via a communication connection and

a second control unit being adapted to provide secure access in a manner that the secure access information is adapted for transmission to the other communication device via a first secure communication path.

14. A computer program product including program code configured to, when executed by a computing device, to at least:

provide secure access information by a second communication device;

transmit the secure access information from the second communication device to a first communication device via a first secure communication path;

establish, based on the secure access information, a secure communication link between the first communication device and the second communication device on the communication connection between the first communication device and the second communication device.