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Encryption and decryption method and apparatus

  • US 6,009,173 A
  • Filed: 01/31/1997
  • Issued: 12/28/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/31/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for efficient encryption and decryption, comprising the steps of:

  • encrypting a message at a sending unit which is to be sent to a receiving unit using a message key;

    appending to the message at the sending unit the message key encrypted using a receiver'"'"'s public key;

    subsequently appending a sender'"'"'s certificate at a first server;

    extracting the sender'"'"'s certificate at a second server;

    decrypting the message key at the receiving unit using a receiver'"'"'s private key to provide a decrypted message key;

    subsequently decrypting the message using the decrypted message key.

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