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Cryptographic infrastructure for encrypting a database

  • US 7,266,699 B2
  • Filed: 08/29/2002
  • Issued: 09/04/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for managing the encryption and decryption of data residing in a database, comprising:

  • a graphical user interface for automatically and transparently encrypting and decrypting a set of objects residing in the database;

    the set of objects being a table, a column, a key, and a view;

    a username and a password;

    a graphical encryption control for encrypting and decrypting the set of objects, the graphical encryption control being accessible through the graphical user interface;

    a key pair comprising a public key and a private key, the public key being stored in a key table;

    a hash of the private key and the password, the hash being stored in the key table, and;

    a second hash of the usernarne concatenated with the password, the second hash being stored in the database.

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