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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1998
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides an encryption system, by which it is possible to safely distribute a common crypt key for decrypting data on an encrypted DVD-ROM by simple devices and procedure. A terminal equipment comprises a DVD-ROM drive, means for sending a key data request to a center device via communication line, and means for decrypting the encrypted common crypt key using a combination of a part of BCA data and a membership number. A center device comprises means for authenticate a user by searching a user data base in response to the key data request, means for obtaining BCA data of the user by searching a BCA data base , means for obtaining a common crypt key by searching a key data base , and means for encrypting and transmitting the common crypt key using a combination of a part of BCA data and a membership number. Because a combination of a part of BCA data already distributed and the membership number is used as a key for encrypting the common crypt key, it is possible to safely encrypt and transmit the common crypt key by simple devices and procedure.