Selective data encryption using style sheet processing

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2005-08-16

2005-08-16

Morse, Gregory (Department: 2134)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Multiple computer communication using cryptography

Security kernel or utility

C713S176000, C713S152000, C713S152000, C713S155000, C713S170000, C713S189000, C713S165000, C713S182000, C713S161000, C713S166000, C380S273000, C380S277000, C380S286000, C380S044000, C705S051000, C705S071000, C705S076000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06931532

ABSTRACT:
A method, system, and computer program product for selectively encrypting one or more elements of a document using style sheet processing. Disclosed is a policy-driven augmented style sheet processor (e.g. an Extensible Stylesheet Language, or “XSL”, processor) that creates a selectively-encrypted document (e.g. an Extensible Markup Language, or “XML”, document) carrying key-distribution material, such that by using an augmented document processor (e.g. an augmented XML processing engine), an agent can recover only the information elements for which it is authorized. The Document Type Definition (DTD) or schema associated with a document is modified, such that the DTD or schema specifies a reference to stored security policy to be applied to document elements. Each document element may specify a different security policy, such that the different elements of a single document can be encrypted differently (and, some elements may remain unencrypted). The key distribution material enables a document to be encrypted for decryption by an audience that is unknown at the time of document creation, and enables access to the distinct elements of a single encrypted document to be controlled for multiple users and/or groups of users. In this manner, group collaboration is improved by giving more people easier access to information for which they are authorized, while protecting sensitive data from unauthorized agents. A key recovery technique is also defined, whereby the entire document can be decrypted by an authorized agent regardless of how the different elements were originally encrypted and the access protections which were applied to those elements.

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