Public key data communications system under control of a portabl

Details Public key data communications system under control of a portabl Public key data communications system under control of a portabl

1995-02-03

1997-02-18

Tarcza, Thomas H.

Cryptography

Particular algorithmic function encoding

Nbs/des algorithm

380 49, H04L 900

Patent

active

056048017

ABSTRACT:
A data communications system is described in which messages are processed using public key cryptography with a private key unique to one or more users (150) under the control of a portable security device (120), such as a smart card, held by each user, the system comprising: a server (130) for performing public key processing using the private key. The server (130) stores, or has access to, the private key for the, or each, user in encrypted form only. The private key is encrypted with a key encrypting key and each security device (120) comprises means for storing or generating the key encrypting key and providing the key encrypting key to the server (130). The server comprises secure means (360) to retrieve the encrypted private key for the user, decrypt the private key using the key encrypting key, perform the public key processing using the decrypted private key, and delete the decrypted private key after use.

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