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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2000
Alexander G. Dickinson, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Roger S. Davenport, Farmers Branch, TX (US);
Mark S. Ohare, Dove Canyon, CA (US);
Philip W. Clough, Duncanville, TX (US);
Mark D. Rohrbach, Poway, CA (US);
Richard F. Clayton, Columbia, MD (US);
James G. Zoccoli, Carrollton, TX (US);
Gregory H. Stark, Milersville, MD (US);
Rick L. Orsini, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Michelle Ferrante, Columbia, MD (US);
Aaron A. Brooks, Roanoke, TX (US);
Alexander G. Dickinson, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Roger S. Davenport, Farmers Branch, TX (US);
Mark S. Ohare, Dove Canyon, CA (US);
Philip W. Clough, Duncanville, TX (US);
Mark D. Rohrbach, Poway, CA (US);
Richard F. Clayton, Columbia, MD (US);
James G. Zoccoli, Carrollton, TX (US);
Gregory H. Stark, Milersville, MD (US);
Rick L. Orsini, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Michelle Ferrante, Columbia, MD (US);
Aaron A. Brooks, Roanoke, TX (US);
Security First Corporation, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention is a secure server, or trust engine, having server-centric keys, or in other words, storing cryptographic keys and user authentication data on a server. Users access cryptographic functionality through network access to the trust engine; however, the trust engine does not release actual cryptographic keys or other authentication data. Therefore, the system provides that the keys and data remain secure. The server-centric storage of keys and authentication data provides for user-independent security, portability, availability, and straightforwardness, along with a wide variety of implementation possibilities.