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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2001
Applicants:
Scott A. Vanstone, Campbellville, CA;
Ashok Vadekar, Rockwood, CA;
Robert J. Lambert, Cambridge, CA;
Robert P. Gallant, Mississauga, CA;
Daniel R. Brown, Toronto, CA;
Alfred Menezes, West Canada, CA;
Inventors:
Scott A. Vanstone, Campbellville, CA;
Ashok Vadekar, Rockwood, CA;
Robert J. Lambert, Cambridge, CA;
Robert P. Gallant, Mississauga, CA;
Daniel R. Brown, Toronto, CA;
Alfred Menezes, West Canada, CA;
Assignee:
Certicom Corp., Mississauga, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/08 (2006.01); G06F 7/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A potential bias in the generation or a private key is avoided by selecting the key and comparing it against the system parameters. If a predetermined condition is attained it is accepted. If not it is rejected and a new key is generated.