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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2014
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Qining Li, Beijing, CN;
Xi Qing Wang, Beijing, CN;
Yan Yan, Beijing, CN;
Zhen Xiang Yang, Beijing, CN;
Shiwan Zhao, Beijing, CN;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to information processing field, and discloses a method for protecting sensitive information, comprising: receiving first information transmitted by an untrusted device, where the first information enables the sensitive information to be transmitted from a trusted device to a server; receiving the sensitive information input by a user; generating second information based on the first information and the sensitive information; encrypting at least the sensitive information in the second information with a first secret key, wherein the first secret key meets one of the following: the untrusted device does not know the first secret key; and the untrusted device knows the first secret key but is unable use the first secret key to decrypt the encrypted sensitive information; and transmitting the second information containing the encrypted sensitive information to the untrusted device for forwarding to the server indicated by the first information.