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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2010
Ravinderpal Singh Sandhu, Oak Hill, VA (US);
Brett Jason Schoppert, Leesburg, VA (US);
Ravi Ganesan, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Mihir Bellare, San Diego, CA (US);
Colin Joseph Desa, Herndon, VA (US);
Ravinderpal Singh Sandhu, Oak Hill, VA (US);
Brett Jason Schoppert, Leesburg, VA (US);
Ravi Ganesan, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Mihir Bellare, San Diego, CA (US);
Colin Joseph deSa, Herndon, VA (US);
VMware, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for securing an asymmetric crypto-key having a public key and a split private key with multiple private portions are provided. A first one of multiple factors is stored. All of the factors are under the control of a user and all are required to generate a first private portion of the split private key. The first private portion not stored in a persistent state. A second private portion of the split private key under control of an entity other than the user is also stored. The first private portion and the second private portion are combinable to form a complete private portion.