Claims
- 1. A method of generating a key by a first correspondent, wherein said key is computable by a second correspondent, said method comprising the steps of:
a) making available to said second correspondent a first short term public key; b) obtaining a second short team public key from said second correspondent; c) computing a first exponent derived from said first short term private key, said first short term public key, and said first long term private key, d) computing a second exponent derived from said first short term private key, said first long term public key, said second short term public key and said first long term private key; computing a simultaneous exponentiation of said first exponent with said second short term public key and said second exponent with said second long term public key.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application 60/343,224, filed Dec. 31, 2001, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60343224 |
Dec 2001 |
US |