Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Encrypting a credential store with a lockbox
- Patent Title (中): 使用lockbox加密凭据存储
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Application No.: US10995004Application Date: 2004-11-22
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Publication No.: US08195959B2Publication Date: 2012-06-05
- Inventor: Alan D. Eldridge , David S. Kern
- Applicant: Alan D. Eldridge , David S. Kern
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Carey, Rodriguez, Greenberg & O'Keefe
- Agent Steven M. Greenberg, Esq.
- Main IPC: G06F12/14
- IPC: G06F12/14
Abstract:
The present invention is a method, system and apparatus for the encryption of a credential store by using a lockbox mechanism. In a credential store encryption method, a lockbox for a credential store can be retrieved and an encryption key can be selected from among a list of encryption keys in the lockbox. The lockbox can be a local lockbox and the local lockbox can be retrieved from an unencrypted region of the credential store. In any case, subsequent to the retrieval of the lockbox, the credential store can be decrypted with the selected encryption key.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060112283A1 Encrypting a credential store with a lockbox Public/Granted day:2006-05-25
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