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Method for a communication device to operate with multiple key management facilities
US8948396B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8948396-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113008251-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jan 18, 2011 |
| Priority date | Jan 18, 2011 |
| Publication date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
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A method for operating with KMFs includes a communication device having a memory device: receiving a designation of a primary KMF for the communication device, wherein only one primary KMF is designated for the communication device at any given time instance; receiving a designation of a secondary KMF for the communication device; storing, within the memory device, a first and a second set of crypto groups, wherein each crypto group within each set of crypto groups comprises at least one keyset, wherein each set of crypto groups is associated, within the memory device, to only one KMF identifier; associating, within the memory device, the first set of crypto groups to an identifier for the primary KMF; and associating, within the memory device, the second set of crypto groups to an identifier for the secondary KMF.
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We claim: 1. A method for operating with multiple key management facilities (KMF), the method comprising: at a communication device having a memory device: receiving a designation of a primary KMF for the communication device, wherein the communication device is configured to act on key management commands from the primary KMF regardless of a registration state of the communication device with the primary KMF, wherein only one primary KMF is designated for the communication devi…
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Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
- H04L9/088Primary
Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8948396B2 cover?
- A method for operating with KMFs includes a communication device having a memory device: receiving a designation of a primary KMF for the communication device, wherein only one primary KMF is designated for the communication device at any given time instance; receiving a designation of a secondary KMF for the communication device; storing, within the memory device, a first and a second set of c…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Kruegel Chris A, Senese Thomas J, Woodward Timothy G, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04L9/088. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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