Blackberry Corporation

Certicom Corporation

Research in Motion Corporation

Etas Embedded Systems Canada Inc.

Malikie Innovations Limited

Blackberry Limited and Certicom Corp.

Nevine Maurice Nassif Ebeid

Robert John Lambert

Michael Eoin Buckley

Daniel Richard L Brown

Matthew John Campagna

Michael Charles Hollatz

Shirook M Ali

Brian M Romansky

Atsushi Yamada

Constantine Grantcharov

Jay Peter Gallant

Mark Gregory Elkins

Yevgeny Bondar

A method is presented for secure communication, the method including generating a signature using a private key, a nonce, and at least one of an identifier and a key component; and transmitting the signature, the nonce, a security parameter, and the at least one of the identifier and the key component, wherein the security parameter associates a user identity with a public key, the public key being associated with the private key.

Securing method for lawful interception

A method for operating a pseudorandom generator is disclosed. The method may be implemented by a processor of a mobile computing device. The method includes: collecting raw sensor data from at least one sensor associated with the mobile computing device; selecting a subset of the raw sensor data; retrieving first representation representing accumulated entropy associated with one or more previously acquired raw sensor data sets for the at least one sensor; and generating a seed for a pseudorandom generator based on combining the first representation and the selected subset of raw sensor data.

System and method for operating pseudorandom generators

A method of processing a notification that is broadcast by a source server is disclosed. The method includes: receiving, at the computing device, the notification, the notification containing a first message; storing the first message in a message store; determining that the first message is a repeated message of a previous message that was received at the computing device prior to receiving the notification; and associating a message counter value of the first message with the previous message and a message counter value associated with the previous message in the message store.

Method for validating messages

A system and method are provided for certificate selection in infrastructures such as those planned to be used for V2V messaging, wherein the vehicle (or other moving object)'s location is used to aid in the selection of certificates. In one aspect, there is provided a method of selecting certificates for vehicle-to-vehicle messaging, the method comprising: determining a location for a vehicle; and adapting reuse of certificates in a certificate pool for the vehicle according to the location. In another aspect, there is provided a method of selecting certificates for vehicle-to-vehicle messaging, the method comprising: determining an amount of messaging activity; and adapting reuse of certificates in a certificate pool for the vehicle according to the amount of messaging activity.

System and method for certificate selection in vehicle-to-vehicle applications to enhance privacy

A communication system involving an access point, a vehicle and a user is provided. The vehicle and user possess a registration code, the user possesses a public and private key pair, and the access point and vehicle possess certificates and associated private keys. The access point issues a certificate to the user associated with the user's public and private keys, and the certificate of the access point is known and trusted by the vehicle. The access point signs a message granting ownership of the vehicle to the user, and the identity of the user indicates the user's certificate. The vehicle conditionally accepts the ownership registration request of the user.

System and method for digital key sharing for access control

There is provided a method for secure communications. The method includes a computing device receiving a notification comprising a message, a counter value, a signature signed by a signer and based on the message and the counter value, and an indication of the signer. The device obtains a current counter value based on an identity of the signer, checks the signature and compares the counter value with the current counter value; and, if the counter comparison and the signature checking is successful, accepting the message.

Methods, systems, and computer programs for performing key agreement operations in a communication system are described. In some aspects, a wireless network operator receives a mobile device identifier and accesses a secret key associated with the mobile device. A message authentication code function is evaluated based on the secret key to produce an output value. A session key and a challenge value are obtained based on the output value. In some aspects, a mobile device accesses a secret key in response to receiving the challenge value from the wireless network operator. A message authentication code function is evaluated based on the secret key to produce an output value. A response value and a session key are obtained based on the output value. The response value is transmitted to the wireless network operator.

Key agreement for wireless communication

Methods, systems, and computer programs for performing key agreement operations in a communication system are described. In some aspects, a wireless network operator accesses a secret key associated with a mobile device. A key derivation function (KDF) is evaluated based on the secret key to produce a key derivation key, and the KDF is evaluated based on the key derivation key to produce an output value. A session key and a challenge value are obtained based on the output value. In some aspects, the mobile device receives the challenge value and accesses a secret key. A KDF is evaluated based on the secret key to produce a key derivation key, and the KDF is evaluated based on the key derivation key to produce an output value. A response value and a session key are obtained based on the output value. The response value is transmitted to the wireless network operator.

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Nevine Maurice Nassif Ebeid