Location privacy through IP address space scrambling

Details Location privacy through IP address space scrambling Location privacy through IP address space scrambling

2007-07-17

2007-07-17

Barron, Jr., Gilberto (Department: 2132)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Multiple computer communication using cryptography

Having particular address related cryptography

C713S160000, C713S190000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10284739

ABSTRACT:
In a network, a router uses some secret information combined with a cryptographic process in determination of a subnet's routing prefix. Several methods are disclosed, including using an IP suffix for prefix generation and for decryption, maintaining a pool of pseudo prefixes at the router, using public key encryption and symmetric key encryption,

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