Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for securing unlock password generation and distribution
- Patent Title (中): 用于确保密码生成和分发的方法和装置
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Application No.: US11768523Application Date: 2007-06-26
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Publication No.: US08171527B2Publication Date: 2012-05-01
- Inventor: Xin Qiu , Liqiang Chen , Stuart P. Moskovics , Kent D. Rager
- Applicant: Xin Qiu , Liqiang Chen , Stuart P. Moskovics , Kent D. Rager
- Applicant Address: US PA Horsham
- Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
- Current Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Horsham
- Agent Stewart M. Wiener
- Main IPC: H04L29/06
- IPC: H04L29/06

Abstract:
A process may be utilized for securing unlock password generation and distribution. A first set of exclusive responsibilities, assigned to a trusted authority, includes random generation and encryption of an unlock password to compose a randomly generated encrypted unlock password. Further, a second set of exclusive responsibilities, assigned to a security agent, includes sending information associated with the unlock password and a digital signature of information associated with the unlock password to a communication device configured for a network in order to mate the unlock password to the communication device, and sending the randomly generated and encrypted unlock password along with mating data to a password processing center. In addition, a third set of exclusive responsibilities, assigned to a password processing center, includes decrypting the randomly generated and encrypted unlock password.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090006852A1 Method and Apparatus for Securing Unlock Password Generation and Distribution Public/Granted day:2009-01-01
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