Receiver non-repudiation

• US 7,890,757 B2
• Filed: 05/09/2006
• Issued: 02/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Novell Incorporated (Open Text Corporation)
• Inventors: Sudhakar, Gosukonda Naga Venkata Satva
• Primary Examiner(s): Henning; Matthew T
• Application Number:
  US11/430,539
• Publication Number:
  US 20070157031A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,743 Days
• Field of Search: 713/170
• US Class Current: 713/170
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/56 Financial cryptography, e.g. electronic payment or e-cash
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/80 Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/083 involving central third party, e.g. key distribution center [KDC] or trusted third party [TTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/321 involving a third party or a trusted authority
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3247 involving digital signatures

Abstract

Techniques for assuring a receiver'"'"'s non repudiation of a communication are provided. A sender encrypts data pursuant to a key. The encrypted data is sent to a receiver. A key to decrypt the data is sent separately to the receiver. The sender ensures the proper verifying information is acquired from the receiver for both the encrypted data and for the key.

Claims

1. A machine-implemented method to execute on a proxy, comprising:

encrypting, by the proxy, data designated for a receiver;

generating, by the proxy, a global identifier for a decrypted version of the encrypted data;

sending, by the proxy, the encrypted data and the global identifier to the receiver;

receiving, by the proxy, a signature from the receiver representing a hashed value for portions of information associated with the global identifier and the encrypted data, the hashed value is encrypted with a private key and a policy informs the receiver how to establish the signature from the portions of information, receipt of the signature indicating the receiver has the encrypted data and the global identifier;

transmitting, by the proxy, a key to decrypt the encrypted data to the receiver; and

determining, by the proxy, when the key is received by the receiver by comparing a different signature received back from the receiver with an independently generated value to determine whether the receiver successfully received the key to decrypt the encrypted data, the different signature supplied by the receiver including a hash of the key and a hash of the decrypted version of the encrypted data.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising, generating, by the proxy, a random number as the key and using the key to produce the encrypted data.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising, encrypting, by the proxy, the global identifier with the encrypted data.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising, encrypting, by the proxy, the key before transmitting the key to the receiver, wherein the key is encrypted with at least one of a session key associated with a communication with the receiver and a public key of the receiver.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising, independently producing a new hash value and comparing the new hash value to the received signature to verify that the receiver successfully received the encrypted data and the global identifier.