Methods and apparatus for secure distribution of program...

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2002-12-11

2008-12-23

Vu, Kimyen (Department: 2135)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Data processing protection using cryptography

By stored data protection

C726S026000, C726S027000, C380S201000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07469345

ABSTRACT:
Methods and apparatus in accordance with the present invention are operable to carry out certain functions including: receiving an encrypted program at a processing apparatus; transmitting at least some identification information related to the processing apparatus over a network to an administrator; receiving an encrypted decryption key at the processing apparatus over the network from the administrator in response to the at least some identification information; decrypting the encrypted decryption key; decrypting the encrypted program using the decryption key; re-encrypting the program using at least some of the identification information ; and storing the identification information and the re-encrypted program in a first storage device.

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