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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2022
Applicant:
Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Stephen Paul Mcfarland, Jr., Allen, TX (US);
Mark R. Klausner, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignees:
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US);
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/30 (2006.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/3268 (2013.01); H04L 9/3073 (2013.01); B60R 16/0232 (2013.01);
Abstract
An example operation includes providing by a first electronic control unit (ECU) a fixed private key of a vehicle to a server; generating by the first ECU a limited life certificate based on the fixed private key, wherein the first ECU acts as a certificate authority; and providing the limited life certificate to a second ECU within the vehicle to allow the second ECU to securely communicate with the server.