Initialization and registration of an application

• US 9,729,315 B2
• Filed: 07/02/2015
• Issued: 08/08/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Wickr Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Statica, Robert, Coppa, Kara Lynn, Howell, Christopher A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Reza, Mohammad W
• Application Number:
  US14/791,198
• Publication Number:
  US 20160072785A1
• Time in Patent Office: 768 Days
• Field of Search: 713155
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/62 Protecting access to data via a platform, e.g. using keys or access control rules
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/84 output devices, e.g. displays or monitors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04104 Multi-touch detection in digitiser, i.e. details about the simultaneous detection of a plurality of touching locations, e.g. multiple fingers or pen and finger
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/64 Three-dimensional objects
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/24 Key scheduling, i.e. generating round keys or sub-keys for block encryption
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/04 for providing a confidential data exchange among entities communicating through data packet networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0421 Anonymous communication, i.e. the party's identifiers are hidden from the other party or parties, e.g. using an anonymizer
• 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 63/0442 wherein the sending and receiving network entities apply asymmetric encryption, i.e. different keys for encryption and decryption cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for public-key encryption H04L9/30
• 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 63/0853 using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/08 Key distribution or management, e.g. generation, sharing or updating, of cryptographic keys or passwords network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting key management in a packet data network H04L63/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/0816 Key establishment, i.e. cryptographic processes or cryptographic protocols whereby a shared secret becomes available to two or more parties, for subsequent use
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/0822 using key encryption key
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/0825 using asymmetric-key encryption or public key infrastructure [PKI], e.g. key signature or public key certificates
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/0841 : involving Diffie-Hellman or related key agreement protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/0869 : involving random numbers or seeds
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/30 : Public key, i.e. encryption algorithm being computationally infeasible to invert or user's encryption keys not requiring secrecy
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3066 : involving algebraic varieties, e.g. elliptic or hyper-elliptic curves
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3236 : using cryptographic hash functions

Abstract

A public/private key pair is generated on a client device for an application. A device identifier for the client device is generated. An application identifier for the application is generated on the client device. At least one of the public key, the device identifier, and the application identifier are transmitted to a server.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a processor configured to;

generate a public/private key pair for an application on a first device;

generate a random server seed and a random local seed;

generate a device identifier for the first device;

generate an application identifier for the application on the first device, wherein

the application identifier is a unique identifier for a particular installation of the application on the first device;

provide at least one of the public key, the device identifier, and the application identifier to a server;

generate a plurality of symmetric keys based on at least one of the random server seed and the random local seed, wherein the plurality of symmetric keys are used to encrypt communications with a second device; and

exchange encrypted communications with the second device, wherein at least one of the device identifier and the application identifier is used to decrypt a portion of the encrypted communications received from the second device; and

a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

obtain the application from a software distribution server;

install the application on the first device.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the software distribution server is a third-party distribution server.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

capture hardware information regarding the first device;

perform a hash on at least a portion of the captured hardware information to create the device identifier.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the hardware information is selected from the group consisting of:

MAC addresses, motherboard identifiers;

CPU identifiers, hard drive identifiers, random access memory (RAM), cache, and controller cards.

6. A method, comprising:

generating, using a first device, a public/private key pair for an application on the first device;

generating, using the first device, a random server seed and a random local seed;

generating, using the first device, a device identifier for the first device;

generating, using the first device, an application identifier for the application on the first device, wherein the application identifier is a unique identifier for a particular installation of the application on the first device;

providing, from the first device, at least one of the public key, the device identifier, and the application identifier to a server;

generating, using the first device, a plurality of symmetric keys based on at least one of the random server seed and the random local seed, wherein the plurality of symmetric keys are used to encrypt communications with a second device; and

exchanging encrypted communications with the second device, wherein at least one of the device identifier and the application identifier is used to decrypt a portion of the encrypted communications received from the second device.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprises:

obtaining, at the first device, the application from a software distribution server;

installing the application on the first device.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the software distribution server is a third-party distribution server.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein creating the device identifier further comprises:

capturing hardware information regarding the first device;

performing a hash on at least a portion of the captured hardware information to create the device identifier.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the hardware information is selected from the group consisting of:

MAC addresses, motherboard identifiers;

CPU identifiers, hard drive identifiers, random access memory (RAM), cache, and controller cards.

11. A computer program product embodied in a tangible computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

generating a public/private key pair for an application on a first device;

generating a random server seed and a random local seed;

generating a device identifier for the first device;

generating an application identifier for the application on the first device, wherein the application identifier is a unique identifier for a particular installation of the application on the first device;

providing at least one of the public key, the device identifier, and the application identifier to a server;

generating a plurality of symmetric keys based on at least one of the random server seed and the random local seed, wherein the plurality of symmetric keys are used to encrypt communications with a second device; and

exchanging encrypted communications with the second device, wherein at least one of the device identifier and the application identifier is used to decrypt a portion of the encrypted communications received from the second device.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, further comprising computer instructions for:

obtaining the application from a software distribution server;

installing the application on the first device.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the software distribution server is a third-party distribution server.

14. The computer program product of claim 11, further comprising computer instructions for:

capturing hardware information regarding the first device;

performing a hash on at least a portion of the captured hardware information to create the device identifier.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the hardware information is selected from the group consisting of:

MAC addresses, motherboard identifiers;

CPU identifiers, hard drive identifiers, random access memory (RAM), cache, and controller cards.