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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2006
Applicants:
Paul Merrill Greco, Tucson, AZ (US);
Melanie Jean Sandberg, Tucson, AZ (US);
Scott Jeffrey Schaffer, Tucson, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Paul Merrill Greco, Tucson, AZ (US);
Melanie Jean Sandberg, Tucson, AZ (US);
Scott Jeffrey Schaffer, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Provided are a method, system and article of manufacture, wherein a cryptographic key generator generates a cryptographic key. The cryptographic key generator encrypts the cryptographic key with a session key that is available to both the cryptographic key generator and a cryptographic unit. The encrypted cryptographic key is transmitted across a link from the cryptographic key generator to the cryptographic unit.