Koolspan, Inc.

Global Integrity, Inc.

Newspager Corporation of America

Protected Mobility, LLC

Other

Dataspeed Inc.

Lotus Information Network Corp.

Anthony C Fascenda

Emil Sturniolo

Robert N Cichielo

Paul Benware

Daniel L Gregg

William J Marlow

William P Supernor

Orville Pike

David B Lockton

Rollin W Ache

James Gibbons

A system for and method of media encapsulation is presented. The method may include receiving, via an audio digitizer, a plurality of packets of data and compressing, via a codec, the plurality of packets of data. The method may also include queuing the plurality of packets of data in a queue and encrypting, via a filter, payloads of at least two of the plurality of packets of data in the queue into a single payload. The method further include transmitting the single payload in a single encrypted data packet.

System and method of encrypted media encapsulation

This technology manipulates both the plaintext and ciphertext before and after encryption respectively and prior to dissemination to recipients. The manipulation mitigates the possibility of discovery of the encryption key(s) and/or encryption parameters. Even if all of the encryption parameters are known and the encryption key is made available, considerable information would still need to be obtained to enable the recipient to be able to properly decrypt an encrypted message.

System and method for manipulating both the plaintext and ciphertext of an encryption process prior to dissemination to an intended recipient

The example non-limiting technology herein uses a Microsoft Office module or other application that automatically encrypts an Office document (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) or other software object and embeds the encrypted data within a 'mule' or carrier file of the same type. On user's systems without the module installed, the 'mule' file will open normally without exposing the embedded secret file. On systems with the module installed and properly authorized, the user will see the encrypted file open without seeing the &#x201c;mule&#x201d; file. This allows the secure transport of a file within a plaintext &#x201c;mule&#x201d; file.

System and method for secure document embedding

This technology mitigates the vulnerabilities of parameter storage by calculating parameters dynamically rather than storing and using static parameters. This example non-limiting technology derives parameters 'on-demand' from a subset of widely distributed parameters determined by a random string generated for each encrypted session. The subset of widely distributed parameters will be different each time a new subset is generated as the individual parameters are randomly selected. Thus the individual encrypted message (or document) will be encrypted differently using a different set of parameters each time. Some of these parameters bind the encrypted message to a specific user account and user device making the resulting encrypted message highly secure.

Widely distributed parameterization

A system for and method of securely provisioning a module with cryptographic parameters, such as cryptographic keys and key tables, is presented. Such modules may be used to enable encrypted communications between mobile phones to which they are coupled. The system and method prevent a malevolent individual involved in manufacturing the modules from compromising the security of the module. In particular, the modules are provisioned by an entity different from the manufacturer.

System for and method of cryptographic provisioning

Methods, apparatus, and systems for the enablement of sending and receiving encrypted messages over Long/Short Wave, Low, High, Very High, or Ultra High Frequency Radio (LSW/HFR) provide for an interconnect between short or other message transmission over LSW/HFR, and other terrestrial or satellite based digital communications systems.

Methods and apparatus for long-short wave, low-high frequency radio secure message service

Systems and methods for registering a module for backup, backing up a module, and restoring a backed up module are provided.

System for and method of remote secure backup

The invention provides a secure Wi-Fi communications method and system. In an embodiment of the invention, unique physical keys, or tokens, are installed at an access point and each client device of the network. Each key comprises a unique serial number and a common network send cryptographic key and a common network receive cryptographic key used only during the authentication phase by all components on the LAN. Each client key further includes a secret cryptographic key unique to each client device. During authentication, two random numbers are generated per communications session and are known by both sides of the wireless channel. Only the random numbers are sent across the wireless channel and in each case these numbers are encrypted. A transposed cryptographic key is derived from the unique secret cryptographic key using the random numbers generated during authentication. Thus, both sides of the wireless channel know the transposed cryptographic key without it ever being transmitted between the two.

Localized network authentication and security using tamper-resistant keys

A method of per-packet keying for encrypting and decrypting data transferred between two or more parties, each party having knowledge of a shared key that allows a per-packet key to differ for each packet is provided. Avoiding the use of a static session key during encryption offers several advantages over existing encryption methods. For example, rejecting packets received with duplicate sequence numbers, or sequence numbers that are beyond a specified deviation range mitigates Replay Attacks.

System and method of per-packet keying

Encrypted communications is made to appear to be normal text so as to avoid undue attention to either the sender or recipient. Information can be hidden or embedded in innocuous documents using steganography wherein the information is masked within a larger document. Other approaches would translate the ciphertext into a form of normal looking text that would in effect be gibberish but would use normal words in at least one native language. There are many tradeoffs and benefits to be considered when attempting any form of encrypted communications.

Hiding ciphertext using a linguistics algorithm with dictionaries

A method of encrypting broadcast and multicast data communicated between two or more parties, each party having knowledge of a shared key, is provided. The key is calculated using values, some of which are communicated between the parties, so that the shared key is not itself transferred. Avoiding the transfer of the key offers several advantages over existing encryption methods.

System and method of creating and sending broadcast and multicast data

The present invention discloses a technique provisioning network cryptographic keys to a client when direct physical transfer is not feasible. In an embodiment of the invention, a client token generates a temporary key encrypted with a first secret key known only in a master token database and passes this on to an enterprise network token of a network to which service is requested. The enterprise network token then further encrypts the encrypted temporary key with a second secret key and passes that on to the master token database. Since the second secret key is also known by the master token database, the originally encrypted temporary key can be securely decoded only by a master token coupled to the master token database. The decrypted temporary key can then be re-encrypted with a key known only by the enterprise network token and the master token, and returned to the enterprise network token. This allows the enterprise network token to gain secure access to the temporary key of the client token, thereby allowing the enterprise network token to securely provision the remote client token with the appropriate enterprise Network Keys.

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Anthony C Fascenda