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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2012
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Todd W. Arnold, Charlotte, NC (US);
Elizabeth A. Dames, Concord, NC (US);
Carsten D. Frehr, Farum, DE (US);
Michael J. Kelly, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Kenneth B. Kerr, New Paltz, NY (US);
Richard V. Kisley, Charlotte, NC (US);
Eric D. Rossman, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Eric B. Smith, Concord, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A computer program product for secure key management is provided. The computer program product includes a tangible storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method. The method includes creating a token and populating the token with key material, and binding key control information to the key material. The key control information includes information relating to management of the key material populating one or more key management fields that define attributes that limit distribution of the key material.