System, method, and program for ensuring originality

• US 7,100,045 B2
• Filed: 11/21/2001
• Issued: 08/29/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Harashima, Shuji, Yamada, Asahiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Louis-Jacques, Jacques H.
• Assistant Examiner(s): HENEGHAN, MATTHEW E
• Application Number:
  US09/989,072
• Publication Number:
  US 20020095578A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,742 Days
• Field of Search: 713/156, 713/157, 713/175, 713/176, 713/180
• US Class Current: 713/156
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/321 involving a third party or a trusted authority
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3247 involving digital signatures

Abstract

Each of the embodiments of the present invention supplies date information issued from a third party to a digital signature of a first user apparatus for an electronic document. Originality of the electronic document is ensured by applying the digital signature of the third party to a set of the digital signature and date information. No electronic document is transmitted to the third party apparatus during originality assurance of the electronic document. Accordingly, it is possible to decrease loads to the third party and associated networks even if the third party apparatus is congested with accesses. Since there is registered an undeniable signature for a second user apparatus, it is possible to prevent the second user apparatus from denying the reception.

Claims

1. A computer program relating to an originality ensuring system which has a third party apparatus managing a database registering login information about said respective entity apparatuses, supplies originality ensuring digital signature of said third party apparatus to a first digital signature supplied to electronic data by a first entity apparatus, and in this way ensures originality of said electronic data for a second entity apparatus,

said computer program stored in a computer-readable storage medium used for said second entity apparatus comprising:

a first program code which is previously provided with login information about a transmitting first entity apparatus from said third party apparatus and then saves this login information;

a second program code which receives a login request and a set of said originality ensuring digital signature, electronic data, and first digital signature from said first entity apparatus and then performs login processing based on said login information;

a third program code which, upon completion of said login processing, verifies said electronic data based on said originality ensuring digital signature and said first digital signature said first entity apparatus;

a fourth program code which generates an undeniable digital signature for a set of said first digital signature and second date information when said verification result is valid;

a fifth program code which transmits reception confirmation including said generated undeniable digital signature to said third party apparatus; and

a sixth program code which deletes said login information when said verification result is valid.