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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Cristina L. Formaini, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bailey E. Basile, Cupertino, CA (US);
Per Love Hornquist Astrand, Saratoga, CA (US);
Yannick L. Sierra, San Francisco, CA (US);
Erik D. Strahm, Mountain View, CA (US);
Benton C. Case, Berkeley, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A device may include accessing first public key associated with a first user identifier for the first electronic device and a second public key associated with a second user identifier for a second electronic device. The device can generate a first random number and a first commitment using a hash function and the first random number; transmit a first message to the second electronic device via a channel between the first and second electronic devices. The device can receive a message from the second electronic device via the channel including include a second random number generated by the second electronic device. The device can extract a code via the hash function using the first public key, the second public key, the first random number, and the second random number. The device can present the code on a user interface for verification. The user interface can receive confirmation of the verification.