Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100031021 | METHOD FOR IMPROVED KEY MANAGEMENT FOR ATMS AND OTHER REMOTE DEVICES - A method, article, and system for providing an effective implementation of a data structure comprising instructions that are cryptographically protected against alteration or misuse, wherein the instructions further comprise a trusted block that defines specific key management policies that are permitted when an application program employs the trusted block in application programming interface (API) functions to generate or export symmetric cryptographic keys. The trusted block has a number of fields containing rules that provide an ability to limit how the trusted block is used, thereby reducing the risk of the trusted block being employed in unintended ways or with unintended keys. | 02-04-2010 |
20120237023 | Secure Key Management - A system for implementing computer security is provided. The system includes a computer processor and an application configured to execute on the computer processor, the application implementing a method that includes creating a token and populating a payload section of the token with key material and selecting a wrapping method that specifies how the key material is securely bound to key control information. A structure of the key control information in the token is independent of the wrapping method. Implementing computer security also includes wrapping the key material and binding key control information to the key material in the token. The key control information includes information relating to usage and management of the key material. | 09-20-2012 |
20120275600 | SECURE KEY CREATION - A system for creating a secure key is provided that includes a computer processor and an application configured to execute on the computer processor, the application implementing a method that includes creating a token and populating a key control information section of the token with a value to indicate a minimum number of key parts used to form a key. Creating the secure key also includes populating a payload section of the token with a first key part, binding the key control information section to the payload section, adding a second key part to the first key part and iterating the value and binding the key control information section to the payload section after the second key part has been added. Creating the secure key further includes indicating the key is complete, wherein the key comprises a combination of the first and second key parts. | 11-01-2012 |
20120281836 | SECURE KEY MANAGEMENT - A system for implementing secure key management is provided. The system includes a computer processor and an application configured to execute on the computer processor, the application implementing a method. The method includes populating a section of information associated with a key, the section being populated with information relating to how the key was created. The method also includes populating the section with information relating to how the key was acquired by a secure module; and binding the section to the key, wherein the key is encrypted. | 11-08-2012 |
20120281837 | SECURE KEY MANAGEMENT - A system for secure key management is provided. The system includes a computer processor and an application configured to execute on the computer processor, the application implementing a method. The method includes populating a section of information associated with a key, the section of information being populated with information relating to a level of protection of the key accumulated over time. Secure key management further includes securely binding the section of information to the key, wherein the key is encrypted. | 11-08-2012 |
20120284526 | PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER SECURITY ENHANCEMENT - A system for enhancing security of a personal identification number is configned for performing a method that includes receiving, from a first entity having an input permission, a first data structure into a HSM, wherein the first data structure maps a first many-to-one mapping between a first and a second PIN numeral system. The method also includes determining whether the content of the first data structure is valid, storing the first data structure in the HSM if the first data structure is valid and marking the stored first data structure as inactive. The method further includes activating the first data structure if a second data structure is input into the HSM by a second entity having an activation permission, wherein the first entity is different from the second entity, the first data structure is identical to the second data structure. The method additionally includes converting from the first to the second PIN numeral system responsive to the activated first data structure. | 11-08-2012 |
20120307998 | BUILDING OPTIONAL BLOCKS - A computer program product is provided and includes a tangible storage medium readable by a processing circuit and on which instructions are stored for execution by the processing circuit for verifying conditions for iterative building of optional blocks in a standardized key block, parsing optional block data to validate the optional block data and to determine a length of the optional block data and a number of optional blocks contained in the optional block data, validating an optional block identification to be added, determining a storage location, inserting the optional block into the storage location, updating a value of the optional block data and returning the updated value of the optional block data. | 12-06-2012 |
20120307999 | PROTECTING A CONTROL VECTOR IN AN OPTIONAL BLOCK OF A STANDARD KEY BLOCK - A computer program product is provided and includes a tangible storage medium readable by a processing circuit and on which instructions are stored for execution by the processing circuit for validating parameters passed to a parameter database, computing a length required for control vector CV data, preparing an optional block in accordance with a result of the computation, converting the CV to a format for a standardized key block while copying the converted CV into the optional block and updating optional block data in the standardized key block. | 12-06-2012 |
20120308000 | Combining Key Control Information in Common Cryptographic Architecture Services - A system includes a processor configured to perform a method, the method comprising receiving a first key token, second key token and a request to combine the first key token with the second key token, identifying a key type of the first key token and a key type of the second key token, determining whether the key type of the first key token may be combined with the key type of the second key token, combining the first key token with the second key token to create a third key token responsive to determining that the key type of the first key token may be combined with the key type of the second key token, and outputting the third key token. | 12-06-2012 |
20120310908 | METHOD OF PARSING OPTIONAL BLOCK DATA - A computer program product is provided and includes a tangible storage medium readable by a processing circuit and on which instructions are stored for execution by the processing circuit for initially verifying a presence of parameters passed to a parameter database and that a selected group of the parameters are greater than or equal to zero, parsing optional block data to validate the optional block data, determine a length thereof and a number of optional blocks contained therein and proceeding with one of a secondary info-parsing and a secondary data-parsing operation with respect to the optional block data in accordance with content of the parameters passed to the parameter database | 12-06-2012 |
20120311324 | METHOD OF MAPPING KEY INFORMATION - A computer program product is provided and includes a tangible storage medium readable by a processing circuit and on which instructions are stored for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method. The method includes checking whether information to be translated between a key token and a key block is valid and, in an event a result of the checking is affirmative, preparing an output by translating the information between the key token and the key block such that the key token and the key block each include key control information cryptographically bound to key material via a wrapping method of the key token and the key block, respectively. The key control information of the key block is related to the key control information of the key token following the translation and disambiguation information for guiding the translation specified prior to or during the translation. | 12-06-2012 |
20130034228 | SECURE KEY CREATION - Creating a secure key includes creating a token and populating a key control information section of the token with a value to indicate a minimum number of key parts used to form a key. Creating the secure key also includes populating a payload section of the token with a first key part, binding the key control information section to the payload section, adding a second key part to the first key part and iterating the value and binding the key control information section to the payload section after the second key part has been added. Creating the secure key further includes indicating the key is complete, wherein the key comprises a combination of the first and second key parts. | 02-07-2013 |
20130039494 | SECURE KEY MANAGEMENT - According to one embodiment, a method for implementing secure key management is provided. The method includes populating a section of information associated with a key, the section being populated with information relating to how the key was created. The method also includes populating the section with information relating to how the key was acquired by a secure module; and binding the section to the key, wherein the key is encrypted. | 02-14-2013 |
20130039495 | SECURE KEY MANAGEMENT - According to one embodiment, a method for implementing computer security is provided. The method includes creating a token and populating a payload section of the token with key material and selecting a wrapping method that specifies how the key material is securely bound to key control information, wherein a structure of the key control information in the token is independent of the wrapping method. The method also includes wrapping the key material and binding key control information to the key material in the token, wherein the key control information includes information relating to usage and management of the key material. | 02-14-2013 |
20130044875 | COMBINING KEY CONTROL INFORMATION IN COMMON CRYPTOGRAPHIC ARCHITECTURE SERVICES - A method for creating a key token includes receiving a first key token, second key token and a request to combine the first key token with the second key token, identifying a key type of the first key token and a key type of the second key token, determining whether the key type of the first key token may be combined with the key type of the second key token, combining the first key token with the second key token to create a third key token responsive to determining that the key type of the first key token may be combined with the key type of the second key token, and outputting the third key token. | 02-21-2013 |
20130044879 | SECURE KEY MANAGEMENT - Secure key management includes populating a section of information associated with a key, the section of information being populated with information relating to a level of protection of the key accumulated over time. Secure key management further includes securely binding the section of information to the key, wherein the key is encrypted. | 02-21-2013 |
20130054624 | METHOD OF PARSING OPTIONAL BLOCK DATA - A computer program product is provided and includes a tangible storage medium readable by a processing circuit and on which instructions are stored for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method. The method includes initially verifying a presence of parameters passed to a parameter database and that a selected group of the parameters are greater than or equal to zero, parsing optional block data to validate the optional block data, determine a length thereof and a number of optional blocks contained therein and proceeding with one of a secondary info-parsing and a secondary data-parsing operation with respect to the optional block data in accordance with content of the parameters passed to the parameter database. | 02-28-2013 |
20130058486 | METHOD OF PROTECTING A CONTROL VECTOR IN AN OPTIONAL BLOCK OF A STANDARD KEY BLOCK - A computer program product is provided and includes a tangible storage medium readable by a processing circuit and on which instructions are stored for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method. The method includes validating parameters passed to a parameter database, computing a length required for control vector CV data, preparing an optional block in accordance with a result of the computation, converting the CV to a format for a standardized key block while copying the converted CV into the optional block and updating optional block data in the standardized key block. | 03-07-2013 |
20130058487 | METHOD OF BUILDING OPTIONAL BLOCKS - A computer program product is provided and includes a tangible storage medium readable by a processing circuit and on which instructions are stored for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method. The method includes verifying conditions for iterative building of optional blocks in a standardized key block, parsing optional block data to validate the optional block data and to determine a length of the optional block data and a number of optional blocks contained in the optional block data, validating an optional block identification to be added, determining a storage location, inserting the optional block into the storage location, updating a value of the optional block data and returning the updated value of the optional block data. | 03-07-2013 |
20130073863 | PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER SECURITY ENHANCEMENT - A method that includes receiving, from a first entity having an input permission, a first data structure into a HSM, wherein the first data structure maps a first many-to-one mapping between a first and a second PIN numeral system. The method also includes determining whether the content of the first data structure is valid, storing the first data structure in the HSM if the first data structure is valid and marking the stored first data structure as inactive. The method further includes activating the first data structure if a second data structure is input into the HSM by a second entity having an activation permission, wherein the first entity is different from the second entity, the first data structure is identical to the second data structure. The method additionally includes converting from the first to the second PIN numeral system responsive to the activated first data structure. | 03-21-2013 |