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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8190899 | System and method for establishing a remote connection over a network with a personal security device connected to a local client without using a local APDU interface or local cryptography System and method for establishing a remote connection over a network with a personal security device connected to a local client without using a local APDU interface or local cryptography. ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8190900 | Secure telemetric link A communications protocol is used to provide data privacy, message integrity, message freshness, and user authentication to telemetric traffic, such as to and from implantable medical devices in a body area network. In certain embodiments, encryption, message integr... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8176326 | Method of communications and communication network intrusion protection methods and intrusion attempt detection system A method, system and computer readable medium for protecting a communications device connected to a communications system against an unauthorized intrusion, including providing a variable identifier to the communications device and entities authorized access thereto... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8156338 | Systems and methods for strong authentication of electronic transactions A token value is generated for a user to submit to an authentication service of an electronic system. The token value represents that the user is in possession of an electronic item known to the authentication service, where the electronic item is capable of two-way... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8117453 | Customization of an electronic circuit A method and a system of customization and authentication of an electronic circuit for an application implementing an asymmetrical algorithm and using a certification authority, including use of an authentication channel of another application implementing the same ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8108677 | Method and apparatus for authentication of session packets for resource and admission control functions (RACF) The invention that addresses the problem of authentication of the transport packet stream (which constitutes a flow within a session), which has been admitted into a managed packet network. Authentication and the subsequent policing of the flows supporting an identi... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8082445 | Secure NFC apparatus and method for supporting various security modules Disclosed herein are a secure Near Field Communication (NFC) apparatus and method for supporting various security modules. The NFC apparatus includes an NFC unit, a protocol conversion unit and a security module. The NFC unit transmits information corresponding to a... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7971062 | Token-based encryption key secure conveyance A hand-held token for secure conveyance of encryption keys includes memory for holding a media key and at least one device key. Control logic reads the media key from memory, encrypts the media key based on the device key, and transmits the encrypted media key to a ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7941666 | Payment smart cards with hierarchical session key derivation providing security against differential power analysis and other attacks Chip cards are used to secure credit and debit payment transactions. To prevent fraudulent transactions, the card must protect cryptographic keys used to authenticate transactions. In particular, cards should resist differential power analysis and/or other attacks. ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7934096 | Integrity protected smart card transaction Systems, methods, and technologies for configuring a conventional smart card and a client machine, and for performing a smart card authorization using the configured smart card and client. Further, the combination of methods provides for mutual authentication—auth... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7930543 | Secure telemetric link A communications protocol is used to provide data privacy, message integrity, message freshness, and user authentication to telemetric traffic, such as to and from implantable medical devices in a body area network. In certain embodiments, encryption, message integr... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7917760 | Tamper resistant module having separate control of issuance and content delivery Methods, apparati and computer-readable media for securely loading a software module over a communications network from a software provider (SP)(101) onto a tamper resistant module (TRM)(103). ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7917759 | Identifying an application user as a source of database activity Determining an application user as a source of database activity is disclosed. A communication is received. A thread that is configured to handle the communication is associated with an application user with which the communication is associated. The application use... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7904718 | Personal digital key differentiation for secure transactions A system and method provide efficient, secure, and highly reliable authentication for transaction processing and/or access control applications. A Personal Digital Key is a portable device carried by an individual that stores one or more profiles (e.g., a biometric ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7890761 | Systems and methods for strong authentication of electronic transactions A token value is generated for a user to submit to an authentication service of an electronic system. The token value represents that the user is in possession of an electronic item known to the authentication service, where the electronic item is capable of two-way... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7882356 | UPnP authentication and authorization A secure handshake service is implemented among a plurality of UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) portable media devices and endpoints in an open network hosting one or more UPnP services. A first portable media device receives a first request for a hosted service from ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7865731 | Securing access to an application service based on a proximity token A system for providing secured access to an application service includes a security token that couples to the application service. The security token performs a first element of a cryptographic technique, such as, for example, encryption or decryption. A proximity t... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7865732 | Method and communications and communication network intrusion protection methods and intrusion attempt detection system A method, system and computer readable medium for secure e-commerce communications, including an e-commerce system, including a private system for maintaining confidential information; and a public system for maintaining non-confidential information. The private sys... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7856553 | System and method for platform activation A platform discrimination indication register is stored in a wireless network card. This register holds a platform discrimination indication that indicates whether the wireless network card can be used to transfer data with notebook computers or whether the wireless... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7853789 | Method and system for establishing a communications pipe between a personal security device and a remote computer system The present invention provides a method and a system for establishing a communications path (the “pipe” 75) over a communications network (45) between a Personal Security Device (PSD 40) and a Remote Computer System (50) without requi... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7822983 | Physical device bonding A system and/or method that facilitates the installation and/or authentication of a device by invoking installation protocols and/or authentication protocols for a non-physical connection. A physical interface component provides a physical connection between at leas... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7805611 | Method for secure communication from chip card and system for performing the same A method and system is provided to secure a data transmission from a chip card to an off-card entity. A transport key is generated at the off-card entity. The transport key is transmitted in a secure manner from the off-card entity to the chip card. At the chip card... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7747861 | Method and system for redundant secure storage of sensitive data by using multiple keys A method and apparatus for secure storage of data by using redundant keys is provided. The method includes encrypting a data set by using a master key, which can be encrypted by different sync keys. Sync keys can be generated by different supervisor cards. Thereafte... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7739507 | Hardware multimedia endpoint and personal computer A hardware multimedia endpoint is located on an adapter card of a personal computer system and comprises an interface for interfacing to the computer system and a processor for receiving cryptographic information from the computer, for processing the cryptographic i... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7739506 | Authentication processing device and security processing method The present invention is relative with an authentication apparatus for performing security processing, based on PKI, responsive to the results of processing for authentication for the input information for authentication. The apparatus includes an inputting unit ( | 06/15/2010 |
| 7734923 | Key transformation unit for a tamper resistant module Methods, apparati, and computer-readable media for securely transporting a software application onto a tamper resistant module (TRM) (103) by using an individualized TRM key set. A method embodiment of the present invention comprises: storing a key pair uniqu... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7730310 | Key transformation unit for a tamper resistant module Methods, apparati, and computer-readable media for securely transporting a software application onto a tamper resistant module (TRM) (103) by using an individualized TRM key set. A method embodiment of the present invention comprises: storing a key pair uniqu... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7730312 | Tamper resistant module certification authority Methods and apparati for securely loading one or more computer software applications onto a tamper resistant module (TRM) (107) and for securely deleting one or more applications from the TRM. An embodiment of the invention comprises a method for determining,... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7730311 | Key transformation unit for a tamper resistant module Methods, apparati, and computer-readable media for securely transporting a software application onto a tamper resistant module (TRM) (103) by using an individualized TRM key set. A method embodiment of the present invention comprises: storing a key pair uniqu... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7721100 | Granting an access to a computer-based object In order to grant an access to a computer-based object, a memory card having a program code processor is provided, on which at least one public and private key assigned to the memory card are stored. In addition, an item of license information is provided, which com... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7711957 | Granting access to a computer-based object Disclosed is a memory card comprising a program code processor for granting access to a computer-based object, at least one public and private key that is allocated to the memory card as well as a public key of a trustworthy entity being stored on said memory card. ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7702908 | Tamper resistant module certification authority Methods and apparati for securely loading one or more computer software applications onto a tamper resistant module (TRM) (107) and for securely deleting one or more applications from the TRM. An embodiment of the invention comprises a method for determining,... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7685423 | Validation protocol and system This invention is a validation protocol for determining whether an untrusted authentication chip is valid, or not. In another aspect it concerns a validation system for the protocol. The protocol may be used to determine the physical presence of a valid authenticati... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7685424 | Validating untrusted objects and entities This invention is a validation method for determining whether an untrusted chip is valid, or not. In another aspect it concerns a validation system for the method. The method may be used to determine the physical presence of a valid chip. A trusted chip generates a ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7669054 | Legacy access control security system modernization apparatus A system is provided for upgrading a legacy security system having a legacy control panel and a legacy card reader, without interfering with legacy system operation. A new control panel is installed between the legacy card reader and the legacy control panel. Also, ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7650502 | Method of communications and communication network intrusion protection methods and intrusion attempt detection system A method, system and computer readable medium for protecting a communications device connected to a communications system against an unauthorized intrusion, including providing a variable identifier to the communications device and entities authorized access thereto... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7650503 | Memory card A memory card has: a flash memory chip for storing digital certificates and a seed of random numbers; a controller chip which can execute a managing process for managing the digital certificates and a random number generating process for generating the pseudo random... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7631187 | Method for the initialisation of mobile data supports With the method, mobile data carriers (IM) are initialized at assigned decentralized read and write stations (WR) within the framework of an authorization system (A). At an authorization authority (HA) in a secure environment (g) initialization data (DI, A-I, I-I) a... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7620814 | System and method for distributing data A system that distributes content access data which provides rights management data indicating a right of a user to reproduce and/or copy the distributed content. The system includes an applications device including a trusted player for receiving, reproducing and/or... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7596698 | Semiconductor memory card, playback apparatus, recording apparatus, playback method, recording method, and computer-readable recording medium An audio stream is divided into a plurality of audio object (AOB) files that are recorded having each been encrypted using a different encryption key. At least one piece of track management information (TKI) is provided corresponding to each track. Playlist informat... | 09/29/2009 |
