System and method for performing device authentication using key agreement

US8990564B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8990564-B2
Application numberUS-201113176897-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 6, 2011
Priority dateJul 8, 2010
Publication dateMar 24, 2015
Grant dateMar 24, 2015

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A system and method are provided which employs a key agreement scheme, wherein the agreed-upon-shared key is used in a protocol message in the authentication rather than being employed as a session key.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of performing device authentication of a component of a verification device, the method comprising: the verification device participating in an elliptic curve key agreement protocol with the component comprising the verification device computing a challenge point on an elliptic curve by performing scalar multiplication using a private key of the verification device and a generating point, and providing the challenge point to the component; t…

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What does patent US8990564B2 cover?
A system and method are provided which employs a key agreement scheme, wherein the agreed-upon-shared key is used in a protocol message in the authentication rather than being employed as a session key.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Lambert Robert John, Certicom Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L9/0844. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 24 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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