Encrypting system to protect digital data and method thereof

• US 20070136572A1
• Filed: 05/04/2006
• Published: 06/14/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chung-Shan Institute of Science & Technology Armaments Bureau MND (Government of The Republic of China)
• Original Assignee: Chung-Shan Institute of Science & Technology Armaments Bureau MND (Government of The Republic of China)
• Inventors: Chen, Yen-Fu, Wang, Shiuan-Sz, Yang, Yi-Chuan, Lee, Kuo-Tien
• Application Number:
  US11/417,112
• Publication Number:
  US 20070136572A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/153
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/603 Digital right managament [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/0822 using key encryption key

Abstract

An encrypting system to protect digital data and a method thereof are disclosed. During dispatching files to receivers, a compiler is used to add a file key on out-going file to form the first encrypted electronic text and to retrieve file abstract, and then the first encrypted electronic text is encrypted again with a public key to form the second encrypted electronic text which is stored into a database of a server. The file abstract as well as the file key is also encrypted by the public key before being sent to the receivers. The receivers then decrypt the encrypted file by the public key to obtain the original file abstract with which the receivers get the download permission from the server to download the second encrypted electronic text. The receivers then download and decrypt the second encrypted electronic text by the public key into the first encrypted electronic text which is then opened by the compiler by means of the file key to meet the purpose of protecting digital data.

Claims

1. An encrypting system to protect digital data comprising

a transmitter, at least one receiver, and a server, wherein the encrypting system is characterized in that when the transmitter sends a file to each receiver respectively, each receiver only receives a file key as well as a file abstract encrypted by a public key and then downloads the content of the file being encrypted twice from the server;

the receiver having a compiler for selecting a file key added on content of the file so as to form a first encrypted electronic text key and also for retrieving the abstract; and

an encryption module that encrypts content of the file once again according to the public key so as to form the second encrypted electronic text and adds the public key on the file key as well as the file abstract for encryption while transmitting the file key as well as the file abstract.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the server further having a verification module records authorized download list of the receiver for the second encrypted electronic text being set up by the transmitter.

3. The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the verification module records log-in time, user ID, IP address, and MAC address of each receiver after finishing downloading.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second encrypted electronic text is saved in a database connected with the server.

5. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the receiver having a decryption module that decrypts the second encrypted electronic text into the first encrypted electronic text by means of the public key;

and

a compiler that decrypts the first encrypted electronic text into content of the file according to the file key.

6. The system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the compiler restricts functions on content of the file according to a functional permission limitation list of software on the receiver.

7. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the file key and the file abstract are transmitted in an e-mail.

8. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein a transmitter is able to check download records of each receiver from the server.

9. A method for protecting digital data comprising the steps of while sending content of a file from a transmitter:

encrypting content of the file into a first encrypted electronic text by a file key;

retrieving a file abstract from the content of the file while transmitting the file;

encrypting the first encrypted electronic text into a second encrypted electronic text by a public key;

sending the second encrypted electronic text into a server; and

sending the file key as well as file abstract to at least one receiver.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein when the receiver receives content of the file, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving the file key and the file abstract from the transmitter;

logging in the server for downloading the second encrypted electronic text corresponding to the file abstract;

decrypting the second encrypted electronic text into the first encrypted electronic text by the public key; and

decrypting the first encrypted electronic text into content of the file by the file key.