Embedding keys in hardware

US9397828B1 · US · B1

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Publication numberUS-9397828-B1
Application numberUS-201414276717-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB1
Filing dateMay 13, 2014
Priority dateMay 13, 2014
Publication dateJul 19, 2016
Grant dateJul 19, 2016

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Abstract

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Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for embedding keys in hardware. One of the methods includes providing, to a device provider, one or more encrypted keys, each of the encrypted keys to be included in a corresponding device provided by the device provider. A user system that includes a device that includes one of the encrypted keys receives information specifying the encrypted key. The information received from the user system is validated. A decryption key is selected based on the information received from the user system that is configured to decrypt the encrypted key specified by the information received from the user system. The decryption key is provided to the user system that includes the device.

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What is claimed is: 1. A computer-implemented method comprising: providing, to a device provider by an adopter that is separate from the device provider, encrypted keys, each of the encrypted keys to be included by the device provider in a corresponding device provided by the device provider; receiving, by the adopter and from a user system that includes a device provided by the device provider and that includes one of the encrypted keys, information specifying the encrypted key…

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What does patent US9397828B1 cover?
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for embedding keys in hardware. One of the methods includes providing, to a device provider, one or more encrypted keys, each of the encrypted keys to be included in a corresponding device provided by the device provider. A user system that includes a device that includes one of the encrypted keys…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Google Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L9/083. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jul 19 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).