Method and a system for secure execution of workflow tasks in a distributed workflow management system within a decentralized network system

US9047490B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9047490-B2
Application numberUS-9801208-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 4, 2008
Priority dateApr 4, 2007
Publication dateJun 2, 2015
Grant dateJun 2, 2015

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There are provided a method, a system and an initiator server for a secure execution of workflow tasks of a workflow to be executed according to a given execution pattern in a distributed workflow management system within a decentralized network system with a plurality of servers (b 0 , b 1 , . . . , b n ) including at least an initiator server and at least a number of groups of servers of the plurality of servers. Each group satisfies a policy (pol i ) of a vertex, and thus, knows a corresponding policy key pair including a policy private key (SK poli ) and a policy public key (PK poli ), respectively. Each vertex denotes a set of workflow tasks to be executed in accord with the execution pattern and is assigned a vertex key pair including a vertex private key and a vertex public key. The vertex private keys and the policy public keys are jointly encrypted within a first onion structure, the first onion structure being built up of a number of onion layers representing the execution pattern which defines a succession of vertices such that each layer is decryptable by using the policy private key of exactly one vertex thus revealing the corresponding vertex private key.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for a secure execution of workflow tasks of a workflow to be executed according to an execution pattern in a distributed workflow management system within a decentralized network system with a plurality of servers (b 0 , b 1 , . . . , b n )including at least an initiator server and at least one or more groups of servers, the execution pattern being stateless such that, upon completion of required workflow tasks, each server sends all workflow d…

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What does patent US9047490B2 cover?
There are provided a method, a system and an initiator server for a secure execution of workflow tasks of a workflow to be executed according to a given execution pattern in a distributed workflow management system within a decentralized network system with a plurality of servers (b 0 , b 1 , . . . , b n ) including at least an initiator server and at least a number of groups of servers of the …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Montagut Frederic, Gomez Laurent, Hebert Cedric, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F21/64. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 02 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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