System and method for securely delivering installation keys to a production facility
First Claim
1. A system for securely delivering an installation key to an individualization device adapted for the manufacture of computer readable media, the system comprising:
- an individualization device;
a key generator operable to generate one or more installation keys, then encrypt the installation keys; and
a production key server operable to obtain the encrypted installation keys from the key generator, decrypt the encrypted installation keys, and deliver the decrypted installation keys to the individualization device;
wherein the individualization device is operable to write each decrypted installation key onto an individual installation media containing installable content, and wherein an installation process for the installable content is operable to read the installation key from the installation media thereby enabling the installation of the installable content from the installation media onto a target computer system without user intervention.
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Abstract
A system and method for securely delivering installation keys from a key generator to an individualization device at a production facility is presented. Operators, using a production key server at the manufacturing facility, send a request to a key release server for a number of installation keys according to a production run. The key release server verifies the request, and if valid, returns the requested number of installation keys to the production key server in an encrypted format. The production key server then decrypts and delivers installation keys to the individualization device in a just-in-time fashion. The production key server includes various security devices including a hardware decryption device to decrypt the installation keys, a smart card reader for authenticating authorized operators, and a limiting switch to disable the production key server if it is tampered with.
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71 Claims
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1. A system for securely delivering an installation key to an individualization device adapted for the manufacture of computer readable media, the system comprising:
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an individualization device; a key generator operable to generate one or more installation keys, then encrypt the installation keys; and a production key server operable to obtain the encrypted installation keys from the key generator, decrypt the encrypted installation keys, and deliver the decrypted installation keys to the individualization device; wherein the individualization device is operable to write each decrypted installation key onto an individual installation media containing installable content, and wherein an installation process for the installable content is operable to read the installation key from the installation media thereby enabling the installation of the installable content from the installation media onto a target computer system without user intervention. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for securely delivering an installation key to an individualization device adapted for the manufacture of computer readable media, the method comprising:
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receiving an encrypted unique installation key; decrypting the encrypted unique installation key; delivering the decrypted unique installation key to an individualization device; and writing the decrypted unique installation key onto an installation media that includes installable content, wherein the installation key is read from the installation media by an installation process to enable installing the installable content from the installation media onto a target computer device without user intervention. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A system for individualizing installation media with installation keys delivered in a secure manner, the system comprising:
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an individualization device operable to write a unique installation key onto an installation media containing installable content, wherein the installation key is read from the installation media by an installation process to enable installation of the installable content from the installation media onto a target computer device without any input by a user; and a production key server operable to obtain the installation key from a key generator in an encrypted format, decrypts the encrypted installation key, and delivers the decrypted installation key to the individualization device. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A system for securely delivering an installation key to an individualization device adapted for the manufacture of computer readable media, the system comprising:
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a key generator operable to generate a unique installation key, wherein the installation key enables an installation process to install content from installation media onto a target computer device; and a key release server operable to obtain the installation key from the key generator in response to a key request, and delivers the installation key in an encrypted format to the individualization device, the individualization device operable to decrypt the encrypted installation key and write the decrypted installation key onto the installation media and write the decrypted installation key onto the installation media, and wherein an installation process for the installable content is operable to read the installation key from the installation media thereby enabling the installation of the installable content from the installation media onto a target computer system without user intervention. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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71. An individualized installation medium prepared by a process comprising:
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receiving an encrypted unique installation key; decrypting the encrypted unique installation key; delivering the decrypted unique installation key to an individualization device; and writing the decrypted unique installation key to an installation medium containing installable content, wherein the decrypted unique installation key is read from the installation medium by an installation process to enable installing the installable content from the installation medium onto a target computer device without user intervention.
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