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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:
May. 28, 2013
Filed:
May. 10, 2007
Applicant:
Paul A. Gassoway, Norwood, MA (US);
Inventor:
Paul A. Gassoway, Norwood, MA (US);
Assignee:
Computer Associates Think, Inc., Islandia, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for key distribution includes steps or acts of: deprecating a first key on a server; receiving a request from a client wherein the client request includes the deprecated key; verifying the client request by using the deprecated key provided in the client request to decrypt the client request; and sending a communication to the client advising that the first key has been updated. An additional step of sending instructions to the client on obtaining the updated key may also be provided. Additionally, instructions on obtaining the updated key may be sent to the client.