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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2014
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Yoshimichi Tanizawa, Yokohama, JP;
Hideaki Sato, Yokohama, JP;
Ririka Takahashi, Setagaya-ku, JP;
Shinichi Kawamura, Kodaira, JP;
Shinya Murai, Kawasaki, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Abstract
According to an embodiment, a communication device includes an acquirer and a determiner. The acquirer is configured to acquire a first history value for each of one or more applications that use an encryption key. The first history value indicates a history value of a volume of the encryption key used by the each of one or more applications. The determiner is configured to determine a volume of the encryption key to be assigned to the corresponding application, according to the first history value.