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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2006
Applicant:
Preetam Ramakrishna, Bangalore, IN;
Inventor:
Preetam Ramakrishna, Bangalore, IN;
Assignee:
Novell, Inc., Provo, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Techniques for key distribution used with encrypted communications are provided. A shared secret associated with a principal is maintained securely and separately from the principal. If a principal is authenticated, then the shared secret is acquired from secure data store and used to encrypt a session key. An encrypted authentication token is also generated. The session key is used by the principal to encrypt communications with services and the authentication token vouches for an identity of the principal.