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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2008
Applicants:
Hyoung-shick Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Seung-jae OH, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Hyoung-shick Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Seung-jae Oh, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/08 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/0847 (2013.01); H04L 9/0863 (2013.01); H04L 63/06 (2013.01); H04L 63/1466 (2013.01); H04L 63/1441 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for sharing secret information between devices in a home network are provided. In the method and apparatus, home network devices receive a password (credential) input by a user and encrypt secret information based on the credential by using keys generated according to a predetermined identity-based encryption (IBE) scheme. Accordingly, it is possible to securely share the secret information between home network devices without any certificate authority or certificate.