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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2004
Daniel Brokenshire, Round Rock, TX (US);
Harm Peter Hofstee, Austin, TX (US);
Mohammad Peyravian, Cary, NC (US);
Daniel Brokenshire, Round Rock, TX (US);
Harm Peter Hofstee, Austin, TX (US);
Mohammad Peyravian, Cary, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system for secure communication is provided. A random value generator is configured to generate a random value. A message validation code generator is coupled to the random value generator and configured to generate a message validation code based on a predetermined key, a message, and the random value. A one-time pad generator is coupled to the random number generator and configured to generate a one-time pad based on the random value and the predetermined key. And a masked message generator is coupled to the one-time pad generator and configured to generate a masked message based on the one-time pad and the message. A protected message envelope generator is coupled to the random value generator, the message validation code generator, and the masked message generator, and is configured to generate a protected message envelope based on the random value, the message validation code, and the masked message.