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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2011
Applicant:
Peter Maria Franciscus Rombouts, Sint-Katelijne-Waver, BE;
Inventor:
Peter Maria Franciscus Rombouts, Sint-Katelijne-Waver, BE;
Assignee:
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/30 (2006.01); G06F 12/14 (2006.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06F 21/33 (2013.01); H04L 9/00 (2006.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06F 21/33 (2013.01); H04L 9/007 (2013.01); H04L 9/3247 (2013.01); H04L 9/3265 (2013.01); H04L 63/0823 (2013.01); H04L 2209/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
A public key architecture () includes a dual certificate hierarchy which facilitates two independent authentication functions. One of the authentication functions authenticates an authentication device () to a verification device (). The other authentication function authenticates a configuration device () to the authentication device (). In some embodiments, the authentication process uses a lightweight certificate formed in conjunction with a lightweight signature scheme ().