Cryptography – Key management
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-21
2006-03-21
Abdi, Kambiz (Department: 3621)
Cryptography
Key management
C380S043000, C713S162000, C713S167000, C713S168000, C705S051000, C705S057000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07016498
ABSTRACT:
To encrypt a digital object, a key ID is selected for the digital object, and a function ƒ( ) having an input and an output is selected. The selected key ID is then employed as the input to the function ƒ( ), and the output of such function ƒ( ) is employed as the key (KD) for the digital object: ƒ(key ID)key (KD). The digital object is then according to such key (KD), and the encrypted digital object is distributed.
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Peinado Marcus
Venkatesan Ramarathnam
Abdi Kambiz
Microsoft Corporation
Woodcock & Washburn LLP
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