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Method for generating a password using public key cryptography

  • US 5,398,285 A
  • Filed: 12/30/1993
  • Issued: 03/14/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a communication system, a method for using public key cryptography to generate a password that enables an embedded software program within a base station, the method comprises the steps of:

  • a) obtaining, by a system controller, a unique identification code for the base station and an embedded software code;

    b) encrypting, by the system controller, the unique identification code and the embedded software code, via a private key, to produce the password;

    c) transferring, by the system controller, the password to the base station;

    d) upon receiving the password, decrypting, by the base station via a public key, the password to produce the unique identification code and the embedded software code;

    e) comparing, by the base station, the unique identification code with an embedded unique identification code; and

    f) when the unique identification code and the embedded unique identification code substantially match, storing, by the base station, the password.

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