Patent ReferencesSoftware protection system Key distribution method Public/key date-time notary facility Public key/signature cryptosystem with enhanced digital signature certification Electronic notary Cipher-key distribution system Patent #: 5029208 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 708361 filed on 05/31/1991US Classes:380/282, By public key method380/30, Public key713/152, Application layer security713/171Having key exchangeExaminersPrimary: Cangialosi, SalvatoreAttorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassH04L 009/02Foreign Application Priority Data1990-06-01 JPAbstractA cryptographic communication method comprises a step for carrying out cryptographic communication between a sending station and one or more receiving stations by using (1) a ciphertext formed by encrypting a unit of sending information under the intervention of at least a cryptographic key and (2) key-distribution-information produced by using at least the ciphertext, receiving station's public information, and randomized information generated in the sending station. | |