×

Method and apparatus for secure distribution of public/private key pairs

  • US 6,694,025 B1
  • Filed: 06/02/1999
  • Issued: 02/17/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/02/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A method of securing a private key on a client-server network, comprising:

  • accessing a first key-pair on a server processor, the first key-pair comprising a public key and a first encrypted private key corresponding to the public key, communicating the first encrypted private key to a client processor, decrypting the first encrypted private key at the client processor using a first key to produce the private key, encrypting the private key at the client processor using a second key to produce a second encrypted private key corresponding to the public key, communicating the second encrypted private key to the server processor, and storing the second encrypted private key corresponding to the public key at the server processor to facilitate a subsequent communication of the second encrypted private key to an other client processor.

View all claims
  • 8 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×