Systems and methods for creating fingerprints of encryption devices

• US 9,355,374 B2
• Filed: 01/07/2015
• Issued: 05/31/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bluefin Payment Systems LLC
• Original Assignee: Bluefin Payment Systems LLC
• Inventors: Barnett, Timothy William, Kasatkin, Alexander I., Miyata, Christopher Hozumi
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Haresh N
• Application Number:
  US14/591,223
• Publication Number:
  US 20150270961A1
• Time in Patent Office: 510 Days
• Field of Search: 713/168, 713/171, 713/189
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/0766 Error or fault reporting or storing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/23 Updating
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2379 Updates performed during online database operations; commit processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/955 using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/44 Program or device authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/602 Providing cryptographic facilities or services
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6227 where protection concerns the structure of data, e.g. records, types, queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6245 Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/73 by creating or determining hardware identification, e.g. serial numbers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/77 in smart cards
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/223 based on the use of peer-to-peer networks
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/382 insuring higher security of transaction
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3823 combining multiple encryption tools for a transaction
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/401 Transaction verification
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/4014 Identity check for transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/409 Device specific authentication in transaction processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 2220/00 Business processing using cryptography
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 2220/10 : Usage protection of distributed data files
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 : for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/24 : Key scheduling, i.e. generating round keys or sub-keys for block encryption
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/56 : Financial cryptography, e.g. electronic payment or e-cash
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/60 : Digital content management, e.g. content distribution
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/80 : Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 : wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0435 : wherein the sending and receiving network entities apply symmetric encryption, i.e. same key used for encryption and decryption cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for symmetric key encryption H04L9/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/061 : for key exchange, e.g. in peer-to-peer networks cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key agreement H04L9/0838
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 : for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0876 : based on the identity of the terminal or configuration, e.g. MAC address, hardware or software configuration or device fingerprint
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/12 : Applying verification of the received information cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for data integrity or data verification H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/123 : received data contents, e.g. message integrity
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 : for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/0861 : Generation of secret information including derivation or calculation of cryptographic keys or passwords
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/0877 : using additional device, e.g. trusted platform module [TPM], smartcard, USB or hardware security module [HSM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/14 : using a plurality of keys or algorithms
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3226 : using a predetermined code, e.g. password, passphrase or PIN network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using passwords in a packet data network H04L63/083
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3234 : involving additional secure or trusted devices, e.g. TPM, smartcard, USB or software token network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using an additional device in a packet data network H04L63/0853

Abstract

Systems and methods for creating fingerprints for encryption devices are described herein. In various embodiments, the system includes an encryption device operatively connected to a device management system. According to particular embodiments, the device management system: 1) receives a first payload from the encryption device, the first payload including data in a particular format; 2) creates a fingerprint for the encryption device, the fingerprint including a section format for each of one or more distinct sections of the particular format; 3) storing a record of the fingerprint for the encryption device and the unique identifier at the at least one database; and 4) comparing a format of each subsequent payload received from the encryption device to the fingerprint for the device to determine whether the device has been compromised.

Claims

1. A computer system for creating a fingerprint for a device, the computer system comprising the device operatively connected to a device management system, the device management system comprising at least one processor operatively coupled to at least one database, the at least one processor configured for:

receiving a first payload from the device, the first payload comprising data in a particular format, a device indicator comprising a unique identifier used for identifying the device, and an indication of a version of firmware running on the device;

creating the fingerprint for the device, the fingerprint comprising a section format for each of one or more distinct sections of the particular format in a particular order and the indication of the version of the firmware running on the device;

storing a record of the fingerprint for the device and the unique identifier at the at least one database;

parsing the particular format of the first payload into the one or more distinct sections of the particular format;

determining the section format of each of the one or more distinct sections;

creating a record of the section format of each of the one or more distinct sections in the particular order; and

comparing a format of each subsequent payload received from the device to the fingerprint for the device to determine whether the device has been compromised.

2. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured for, upon determining that the device has been compromised, changing a state of the device to indicate the device is compromised.

3. The computer system of claim 2, wherein the at least one processor is further configured for only decrypting payloads of devices with states indicating they have not been compromised.

4. The computer system of claim 1, wherein comparing the format of each subsequent payload received from the device to the fingerprint for the device to determine whether the device has been compromised comprises:

receiving a second payload from the device, the second payload comprising second data in a second particular format and a second device indicator, the second device indicator comprising a second unique identifier used for identifying the device;

retrieving the fingerprint from the at least one database based on the second device indicator; and

comparing the second particular format to the fingerprint to determine whether the device has been compromised.

5. The computer system of claim 4, wherein comparing the second particular format to the fingerprint to determine whether the device has been compromised comprises comparing the second format of each of one or more distinct sections of the second particular format to the section format for each of one or more distinct sections of the fingerprint.

6. The computer system of claim 5, wherein the at least one processor is further configured for, upon determining that the device has been compromised, transmitting a message to a user indicating that the device has been compromised.

7. The computer system of claim 6, wherein the at least one processor is further configured for, upon determining that the device has been compromised, disregarding the second payload without decrypting any data.

8. A computer system for creating a fingerprint for a device, the computer system comprising the device operatively connected to a device management system, the device management system comprising at least one processor operatively coupled to at least one database, the at least one processor configured for:

receiving payloads from a particular device, each payload comprising encrypted and unencrypted data in a format;

the first payload from a particular device comprising a device indicator comprising a unique identifier used for identifying the device and an indication of a version of firmware running on the device;

creating the fingerprint for the device, the fingerprint comprising a section format for each of one or more distinct sections of the particular format in a particular order and the indication of the version of the firmware running on the device, creating the fingerprint for the device comprising;

parsing the particular format of the first payload into the one or more distinct sections of the particular format;

determining the section format of each of the one or more distinct sections; and

creating a record of the section format of each of the one or more distinct sections in the particular order;

comparing the format of each payload from the particular device to the fingerprint associated with the particular device; and

upon determining that the format of a particular payload of the payloads received from the particular device does not match the fingerprint associated with the particular device, declining to decrypt the encrypted data of the particular payload and transmitting a notification of declining to decrypt the encrypted data to a user computing system associated with a user.

9. The computer system of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor is further configured for, upon determining that the format of the particular payload of the payloads received from the particular device does not match the fingerprint associated with the particular device, changing a status associated with the particular device from active to tampered.

10. The computer system of claim 8, wherein each payload from the particular device includes one or more segments of data in a particular order.

11. The computer system of claim 10, wherein each of the one or more segments of data included in the payload from the particular device is in a particular format.

12. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the particular format for a particular segment of the one or more segments is a character format.

13. The computer system of claim 12, wherein the particular format for a second particular segment of the one or more segments is a hexadecimal format.

14. The computer system of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor is further configured for:

receiving payloads from a second particular device, each payload comprising encrypted and unencrypted data in a second format;

comparing the second format of each payload from the second particular device to a second fingerprint associated with the second particular device; and

upon determining that the format of a second particular payload of the payloads received from the second particular device does not match the second fingerprint associated with the second particular device, declining to decrypt the encrypted data of the second particular payload and transmitting a notification of declining to decrypt the encrypted data to a second computing system associated with a second user.

15. The computer system of claim 14, wherein the fingerprint and the second fingerprint are not the same fingerprint.

16. A computer-implemented method for creating a fingerprint for a device, the method comprising:

providing a device capable of encrypting data;

providing a computer system operatively coupled to the device, the computer system comprising;

a decrypting means for decrypting data received from the device;

a fingerprint creation means for creating a fingerprint associated with the device;

at least one database; and

at least one processor operatively coupled to the decrypting means, the fingerprint creation means, and the at least one database;

receiving, by the at least one processor, a first payload from the device, the first payload comprising data in a particular format, a device indicator comprising a unique identifier used for identifying the device, an indication of the version of the firmware running on the device, and encrypted data;

creating, by the fingerprint creation means, a fingerprint for the device, the fingerprint comprising a section format for each of one or more distinct sections of the particular format in a particular order and the indication of the version of the firmware running on the device;

creating the fingerprint for the device further comprising parsing the particular format of the first payload into the one or more distinct sections of the particular format, determining the section format of each of the one or more distinct sections, and creating a record of the section format of each of the one or more distinct sections in the particular order;

storing a record of the fingerprint for the device and the unique identifier at the at least one database and changing a state of the device to active by the at least one processor;

comparing, by the at least one processor, a second particular format of a subsequent payload received from the device to the fingerprint for the device to determine whether the device has been compromised; and

upon determining that the device has not been compromised, decrypting, by the decrypting means, encrypted data of the subsequent payload.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 16, the method further comprising the steps of:

receiving, by the at least one processor, the subsequent payload from the device, the subsequent payload comprising data in the second particular format and the device indicator; and

retrieving, by the at least one processor, the fingerprint from the at least one database for comparing the second particular format to the fingerprint.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 17, the method further comprising the steps of, upon determining that the device has been compromised, declining, by the at least one processor, to decrypt the encrypted data of the subsequent payload.