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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2002
Tatuya Jinmei, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Ishiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Tatuya Jinmei, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Ishiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
At a node device, after an exchange procedure for exchanging a security association information is carried out, the security association information is stored in a memory unit while a management information including the destination address, the identification information, and an information regarding a valid period of the security association information is stored in a non-volatile medium, such that it is possible to recover the normal state quickly without damaging the safety, when a temporary operation trouble occurs at one node under an environment in which a plurality of nodes are carrying out communications safely by using a prescribed security protocol.