US Patent 8001584 Method for secure device discovery and introduction

Patent 8001584 was granted and assigned to Intel on August, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Intel

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

8001584

Date of Patent

August 16, 2011

Patent Application Number

11241589

Date Filed

September 30, 2005

Patent Primary Examiner

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Vivek Srivastava

Patent abstract

A first message is transmitted over a communication channel to initiate a transaction. The first message contains a random number and a public key of a device. Continuing the transaction, a second message is received. The second message also contains a random number and a public key of a second device. At least one message is received that contains a proof-of-possession of the device's password, along with a credential that is encrypted with a credential key.