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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2003
Troy Rockwood, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Bong Kyu Ryu, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Troy Rockwood, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Bong Kyu Ryu, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention is a hybrid authentication system () for securing communication. In this embodiment, the system () includes a distributed authentication infrastructure () with a series of nodes () in communication with each other. These nodes () are intended to perform a series of functions, one of these functions being the authentication of other nodes. The system further includes a centralized authentication infrastructure (), which is later integrated into the distributed authentication infrastructure () after the distributed authentication infrastructure () has been established. The centralized authentication infrastructure () includes a central server () coupled to the nodes () for verifying the identification of the nodes () and/or granting permission to those nodes ().