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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2004
Applicants:
Brian L. Matthews, Kent, WA (US);
Scott Olechowski, Monte Sereno, CA (US);
Cayce M. Ullman, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Brian L. Matthews, Kent, WA (US);
Scott Olechowski, Monte Sereno, CA (US);
Cayce M. Ullman, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus, method, and computer-readable media capable of encrypting and decrypting secure documents with multiple passwords and/or fallback keys. Embodiments allow documents to decrypt themselves or be able to be decrypted with multiple passwords. Methods embodiments include the creation of self-encrypted documents that provide for multiple password decryption, and may include the automatic generation of at least one fallback key to facilitate decryption of documents.