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6301658 Method and system for authenticating digital certificates issued by an authentication hierarchy  
A method and system for efficiently authenticating digital certificates issued by an organization's authentication hierarchy. The system includes a verification server that manages a certificate...
6286105 Method for implementing link-level security to enforce access privileges  
A method and architecture for implementing link level security to enforce access privileges between a calling modem and an answering modem over a communication channel during a communication...
6275935 Systems and methods for locking interactive objects  
An object locking system for preventing unauthorized modification of interactive objects having one or more object states. An object designer interactively assigns one or more object behaviors to...
6272632 System and method for controlling access to a user secret using a key recovery field  
A system and method for data recovery is described. In one embodiment, an encrypting system encrypts a message or file using a secret key (KS) and attaches a key recovery field (KRF), including an...
6266772 Authentication system for electronic data objects to be opened to public, and storage medium  
In case of giving an ID and a password to an applicant who has applied for authentication, an applicant management file constituting a WWW-contents-opening authentication system records information...
6266420 Method and apparatus for secure group communications  
A method for securing group communications with reduced message overhead begins by initiating a secure group communication, where a group communication is secured based on security credentials of...
6263446 Method and apparatus for secure distribution of authentication credentials to roaming users  
A roaming user needing an his authentication credential (e.g., private key) to access a computer server to perform an electronic transaction may obtain the authentication credential in an on-demand...
6263434 Signed group criteria  
A method and apparatus for identifying an applicant as a member of a group without explicitly listing all possible applicants. A test is defined which specifies the criteria for group membership....
6263437 Method and apparatus for conducting crypto-ignition processes between thin client devices and server devices over data networks  
A crypto-ignition process is needed to establish an encrypted communication protocol between two devices connected by an insecure communication link. The present invention introduces a method of...
6260141 Software license control system based on independent software registration server  
A software license control system is based on independent software registration servers. The registration servers are open to all software manufacturers. On user's computer, a software product asks...
6260142 Access and storage of secure group communication cryptographic keys  
A method and apparatus for secure group communication detects the deletion of a member of the group and uses the detected deletion to update the security credentials of a group by updating a...
6249865 Systems and methods for a user to access digital data provided by an on-line server over a data network  
Systems and methods are provided for a user to access digital data provided by an on-line server over a data network, and for allowing a billing system separate from the on-line server to charge...
6240512 Single sign-on (SSO) mechanism having master key synchronization  
A method of sharing a master key across a set of servers operating a single sign-on (SSO) mechanism in a distributed computer network. The master key is useful for encrypting user passwords for...
6199161 Management of authentication keys in a mobile communication system  
A method and mobile communication system for managing authentication keys, the system having at least one authentication center, base stations and mobile stations to which subscriber identity...
6195698 Method for selectively restricting access to computer systems  
A computerized method selectively accepts access requests from a client computer connected to a server computer by a network. The server computer receives an access request from the client...
6192132 Short term internet access  
Allowing a service vendor to establish a set of Internet access accounts with an Internet service provider and to have the capability of activating or deactivating an Internet access account by...
6189096 User authentification using a virtual private key  
A method, computer system, and program product provides for authentication of user messages using PKI technology in environments where limited capacity prevents direct PKI technology use, and...
6185689 Method for network self security assessment  
Security vulnerabilities of one or more target hosts are assessed by a remote or local host via a server. The hosts and the server are coupled to the internet and communicate via hypertext pages...
6178418 Distributed data warehouse query and resource management system  
An architecture and method of operation for servicing data queries within a distributed data warehouse system composed of a plurality of physical servers housing the data to be accessed. Queries...
6178409 System, method and article of manufacture for multiple-entry point virtual point of sale architecture  
A server communicates bidirectionally with a gateway over a first communication link, over which service requests flow to the server for one or more merchants and/or consumers. Service requests are...
6157721 Systems and methods using cryptography to protect secure computing environments  
Secure computation environments are protected from bogus or rogue load modules, executables and other data elements through use of digital signatures, seals and certificates issued by a verifying...
6138235 Controlling access to services between modular applications  
The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for providing a first computer program module with the ability to access a service from a second computer program module. The method...
6134658 Multi-server location-independent authentication certificate management system  
The multi-server, location-independent authentication certificate management system overcomes the limitations of the existing systems by automating the authentication certificate request, grant and...
6134431 Personal station authentication system and authentication method  
A public key cryptosystem is used for the authentication of a personal station (PS) which subscribes for a plurality of radio communication exchange systems. A public key of PS is registered into a...
6122631 Dynamic server-managed access control for a distributed file system  
A method and apparatus for providing dynamically controlling access to files in a client/server system. A client wanting access to a file first requests a token from an object server. The object...
6115817 Methods and systems for facilitating transmission of secure messages across insecure networks  
In accordance with the present invention, methods and systems consistent with the present invention facilitate the transmission of secure messages across an insecure network. The sender requests a...
6115472 Contents transmission control method with user authentication functions and recording medium with the method recorded thereon  
A user sets n=0, his mail account A and password S, then computes V 0 =E(A,S), W 0 =E(A,V 0 ), V 1 =E(A,A♁1), W 1 =E(A,V 1 ) and M 0 =E(W 1 , V 0 ), and initially registers W 0 , W 1 , M 0 ...
6112305 Mechanism for dynamically binding a network computer client device to an approved internet service provider  
All network computer client device (NC) manufacturers' authorizations to connect to specific internet service providers (ISPs) are maintained in a central database associated with a relationship...
6108788 Certificate management system and method for a communication security system  
A certificate management system and method allows a requester, such as a subscriber using a software application, to customize certificates by selecting variable certificate content specification...
6105132 Computer network graded authentication system and method  
Methods and systems are provided which control access by a task to an information object in a computer system. The task is authenticated by an authentication procedure to act on behalf of a user. A...
6105131 Secure server and method of operation for a distributed information system  
A secure server in a secure distributed information system isolates interaction from terminals to specific personal vaults including and to only those personal vaults, creating a "virtual logon"....
6091818 Conditional access system using messages with multiple encryption keys  
The invention relates to a conditional access system making it possible for a service provider to supply his services solely to users having acquired entitlements to these services. The services...
6092201 Method and apparatus for extending secure communication operations via a shared list  
A method and apparatus for extending secure communication operations via shared lists is accomplished by creating a shared list in accordance with authorization parameters by one user and...
6081793 Method and system for secure computer moderated voting  
A method and system is provided for improved electronic voting. The system optionally allows paper type ballots to be utilized. A plurality of cryptographic routines are utilized in a distributed...
6076164 Authentication method and system using IC card  
A method and system for authenticating between a user or client and a network access entity such as a server or another client using an IC card. The method includes a step of executing an initial...
6076167 Method and system for improving security in network applications  
A method of enhancing network security is provided for a communication session initiated between a first computer and a second other computer. From the first computer to the second computer in...
6073242 Electronic authority server  
An electronic communication authority server that provides centralized key management, implementation of role-based enterprise policies and workflow and projection of corporate authorities over...
6073240 Method and apparatus for realizing computer security  
A method suitable for realizing computer security. The method includes the steps of establishing an authorization window for enabling computer system actions consistent with an authorization rule;...
6073235 Private broadcast communication system and method for private broadcast communication over a wired or wireless network  
A private broadcasting system includes communication terminals which are coupled to both a broadcasting network and point-to-point network. A private broadcasting device included in the...
6070240 Computer access control  
A method of controlling a computer (12) system (10) comprising the steps of: disposing a computer (12) in an operating space and placing the computer (12) in a lockout mode to prevent operation of...
6067620 Stand alone security device for computer networks  
A secured network interface unit (SNIU) for providing multi-level security on a network having a plurality of secured and unsecured users including: network interface means for communicating on the...
6065117 Systems, methods and computer program products for sharing state information between a stateless server and a stateful client  
Systems, methods and computer program products for sharing state information between a stateless server and a stateful client are provided. A client request to perform an action on the server is...
6061734 System and method for determining if a message identifier could be equivalent to one of a set of predetermined indentifiers  
A system and method for determining if a received identifier could be equivalent to one of a set of predetermined identifiers. Predetermined identifiers are encoded into an output. The coded output...
6049872 Method for authenticating a channel in large-scale distributed systems  
Authenticating the source of a message in a large distributed system can be difficult due to the lack of a single authority that can tell for whom a channel speaks. This has led many to propose the...
6044155 Method and system for securely archiving core data secrets  
The invention provides central storage for core data secrets, referred to as data items. The data items are encrypted by a client computer using a client key that is derived from a logon secret,...
6042006 Authentication system wherein definition signals of two devices are altered, communicated between the two devices, and compared  
An authentication system having a first device and a second device between which signals may be communicated. The first device includes a first memory for storing a definition signal and the first...
6044154 Remote generated, device identifier key for use with a dual-key reflexive encryption security system  
A security system is disclosed, which system is for granting access to a host computer in response to a demand from a remote computer. The security system has a permanent encryption key mounted on...
6041122 Method and apparatus for hiding crytographic keys utilizing autocorrelation timing encoding and computation  
A method and apparatus for hiding cryptographic keys based on autocorrelation timing attacks is provided. The method and apparatus of the present invention utilize a autocorrelation timing attack...
6035405 Secure virtual LANs  
The present invention discloses a method for securely adding a new end station to a local area network (LAN) segmented into a number of virtual local area networks (VLANs). The invention is...
6026166 Digitally certifying a user identity and a computer system in combination  
Digital certification method in which a first digital signature dependent upon a first user identity and a first user system in combination, is stored accessibly to a certification server. The...