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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185733 | Method and apparatus for automatically publishing content based identifiers A method and apparatus for automatically publishing content based identifiers are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises accessing an electronic communication to obtain a content based identifier (CBI) contained in the electronic communication. In one em... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8131997 | Method of mutually authenticating between software mobility device and local host and a method of forming input/output (I/O) channel A method of mutually authenticating between a local host and a software mobility device including an operating system virtualization layer, and a method of forming an input/output (I/O ) channel. The method of authenticating a local host in the software mobility dev... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8122246 | Method for generating decryption key, apparatus and method using decryption key A decryption key unique to each user system is a value obtained by (a)assigning different individual key generation polynomials to a root, a plurality of nodes, and a plurality of leaves of a tree structure, respectively, (b) assigning the different leaves on the tr... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8037301 | Setting an encryption key In some aspects, an encryption key setting method includes inputting a code string, selecting a generating procedure for generating a code string from a plurality of generating procedures that were previously set, generating a code string using the inputted code str... | 10/11/2011 |
| RE42762 | Device and method for authenticating user's access rights to resources The present invention provides a device for authenticating user's access rights to resources, which comprises first memory means for storing challenging data, second memory means for storing unique identifying information of the user, third memory means for storing ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7770002 | Multi-factor authentication Methods and devices are provided for two-way authentication. In one example, a method prompts a user for an account number and a PIN. Upon authentication of the account number and the PIN, an e-mail having a link to a new session is sent to the user. If the account ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7725712 | User authentication system and method A method of authenticating a user for access includes creating an authentication key in the form of a user formula selected from a set of variables and operations provided by the authentication system, storing the user formula in the authentication system, utilizing... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7694131 | Using rich pointers to reference tokens Providing reference tokens. A method includes receiving a request for a token. In response to the request for a token and in place of a token, one or more rich pointers are sent referencing one or more tokens. The rich pointers point to locations where one or more a... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7673135 | Request authentication token An authentication mechanism for use in network-based services generates an authentication token. The authentication token is provided to a client device as part of the code comprising a content page. The content page code is received and loaded by a browser applicat... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7657740 | Verifying the ownership of an owner's authority in terms of product and service The present invention provides an apparatus for verifying the authority of an owner, in terms of an identifier of a product, the first verification information for verifying the authority held at a terminal for an owner with the authority involving the product, and ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7574596 | Cryptographic method and apparatus First data to be sent by a first party to a second party is encrypted using an encryption key string formed using at least a hash value generated using second data and a secret, shared with a trusted party, that serves as identification of the first party. The secon... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7552322 | Using a portable security token to facilitate public key certification for devices in a network One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that uses a portable security token to facilitate public key certification for a target device in a network. During system operation, the portable security token is located in close physical proximity to the ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7441266 | Wireless communication system utilizing wireless adapter An electronic system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the electronic system comprises a wireless communication adapter that includes an antenna for transmitting and/or receiving information and a connector configured to enable selective mating engagement of the conn... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434070 | Secret code security access to data processing means Access control to data processing means, such as a smart card, is made secure by simulating a comparison block by block of part of a secret code with part of a presented code through a block-by-block comparison of part of the presented code and part of a determined ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7418500 | Mechanism for controlled sharing of files in a clustered application environment A mechanism for controlled sharing of files by clustered applications is provided. The mechanism expands a distributed file access protocol, such as the direct access file system protocol, by including an open with share token command and an open_downgrade operation... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7412601 | Illegal data use prevention system An illegal data use prevention system includes a registrar which issues first authentication information for a game machine reproducing data and second authentication information for a user-identifying IC card. The data is identified by the first authentication info... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7409554 | Data processing system, memory device, data processing unit, and data processing method and program To provide an improved management structure of memory devices storing service-use applications. A card for a memory device applied to use various services is provided as one child card or more corresponding to each of the services, a parent card-stores data for chil... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7409704 | System and method for local policy enforcement for internet service providers A telecommunications system and method is disclosed for implementing a Policy Enforcement Point (PEP) for an Internet Service Provider (ISP) at the subscriber premises. This PEP enforces policies with respect to authentication of subscribers, authorization to access... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406598 | Method and system for secure content distribution A system on a chip (SOC) device is disclosed comprising external outputs, and external inputs. A first secure storage location is operably decoupled from all of the external outputs of the SOC device during a normal mode of operation. By being decoupled from all ext... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7404085 | Authentication of handheld devices for access to applications The present invention provides a method and system for communicating via a handheld device to Internet applications such as customer relationship management applications. Automatically generated user information, such as an electronic mail (e-mail) address, containi... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401223 | Authentication chip for authenticating an untrusted chip A trusted authentication chip for use in authenticating an untrusted authentication chip; the trusted authentication chip including a random number generator, a symmetric encryption function and two secret keys for the function, a signature function and a test funct... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7392393 | Content distribution system A system that allows secure processing in a case where a download-requesting terminal and a download-destination terminal are different devices is implemented. A content distribution server receives a ticket carrying a signature of a download destination from a term... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7380138 | Cryptographic method and apparatus First data to be sent by a first party to a second party is encrypted using an encryption key that is formed using at least a hash value generated by a keyed hash of at least one condition that typically serves as an identifier of an intended recipient of the first ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7376845 | Method for calculating hashing of a message in a device communicating with a smart card A method for calculating hashing of a message in a device communicating with a smart card involves storing a same hash function in said device and said smart card, wherein the message includes-data blocks including secret data and other public data, and wherein secr... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373656 | Automatic configuration for portable devices The present invention relates to a portable device configured to interact with any number of host computing devices. In operation, the portable device will initially appear to a host computing device as a known device type. The host computing device will be configur... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370348 | Technique and apparatus for processing cryptographic services of data in a network system A controller for controlling communications between a system and a transport medium includes a receiving circuit to receive data and associated security control information. A first cryptographic engine cryptographically processes the data received from the transpor... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366900 | Platform-neutral system and method for providing secure remote operations over an insecure computer network A method, system and computer program product are disclosed for enhancing the security of a message sent through a network server from a client computer to a destination server running any computer platform. Credentials for authorizing a principal are obtained by th... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7367053 | Password strength checking method and apparatus and program and recording medium thereof, password creation assisting method and program thereof, and password creating method and program thereof A password strength checking method has the steps of inputting a password to be checked, generating a plaintext password candidate according to the same generation procedure as that used by a password guessing tool, determining whether or not the inputted password a... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362868 | Hidden link dynamic key manager for use in computer systems with database structure for storage of encrypted data and method for storage and retrieval of encrypted data A computer system (20) having a security domain (22), at least one client business domain (26), and a plurality of client terminals (34) utilizes a hidden link dynamic key manager (24, 84) and a database structure that includes enc... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363650 | System and method for incrementally distributing a security policy in a computer network A system and method for generating an updated version of, or reconstructing a previously enforced version of, a local client security policy stored in an application guard. A policy manager distributes a change (or an accumulation of changes) to the currently enforc... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363486 | Method and system for authentication through a communications pipe A method and system for authenticating an end user to one or more remote computer systems using a communications pipe to send authentication codes from a personal security device to one or more remote computer systems and limiting authentication transactions to a se... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360241 | Cryptographic policy filters and policy control method and apparatus Method, apparatus, system, and a file for integrated dynamic encryption and/or decryption for use in an application includes, for example, storage means or unit for storing a plurality of predetermined attributes and corresponding values, and a digital signature, a ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7360096 | Securely processing client credentials used for Web-based access to resources The present invention provides for securely processing client credentials used for Web-based access to resources. A login page with an interface for entering user credentials is presented at a client and entered user credentials are sent to the server. In response t... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356694 | Security session authentication system and method Sharing of data between one domain and at least one other domain over a network is facilitated by the use of tokens. A user token set in a cookie stored on the user's system at log-on to a first domain is used to create, or is associated with, a secure token passed ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353388 | Key server for securing IP telephony registration, control, and maintenance A packet-switched communications device in an enterprise network is provided. The packet-switched communications device has a corresponding unique identifier, such as an address or extension. The device includes a processor operable to (a) establish a secure communi... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353385 | Authentication system, authentication method, authentication apparatus, and authentication method therefor An information holding medium stores the common key of the user used in the common-key encryption method. In response to a user authentication request sent from an information processing apparatus, the user is authenticated by the common-key encryption method by usi... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350226 | System and method for analyzing security policies in a distributed computer network A system and method for analyzing a global security policy in a distributed computing environment. In one embodiment the security policy is a global security policy which is stored in, and managed by, a policy manager located on a server. In another embodiment the s... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346586 | Validation protocol and system This invention concerns a validation protocol for determining whether an untrusted authentication chip is valid, or not. The protocol may be used to determine the physical presence of a valid authentication chip and from that determine whether a consumable containin... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343011 | Secure telecommunications system for wireless local area networks A security mechanism suitable for wireless local area networks is disclosed that exhibits a reasonable trade-off between computation speed and resistance to attack. The illustrative embodiment can be implemented with operations that are quickly performed on most pro... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343489 | Low cost packet originator verification for intermediate nodes A technique to transmit data from a sender to a receiver via a network, preferably a LAN and/or the Internet etc., where the sender transmits the data to a base station, and where the sender is verified by a server, in particular a AAA-server etc. In order to preven... | 03/11/2008 |
