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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2003
Wolfgang S. Hammersmith, Seattle, WA (US);
Lance R. Gaines, Orting, WA (US);
Rod G. Nicholls, Seattle, WA (US);
Byron T. Shank, La Grange, IN (US);
Wolfgang S. Hammersmith, Seattle, WA (US);
Lance R. Gaines, Orting, WA (US);
Rod G. Nicholls, Seattle, WA (US);
Byron T. Shank, La Grange, IN (US);
Vadium Technology, Inc., Tacoma, WA (US);
Abstract
Methods, computer-readable media, and apparati for securely distributing a cryptographic key (C) from a first party(s) to a second party(s). A method embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of combining (stepsand) the cryptographic key (C) with a transport key (T) to form a key set; encrypting (step) the key set to form an encrypted key set; distributing (step) the encrypted key set across a medium (); and decrypting (step) the encrypted key set to reconstitute the cryptographic key (C) and the transport key (T).