Claims
- 1. A method for generating verifiably trusted communications among a plurality of users, comprising the steps of:
escrowing at a trusted escrow center a plurality of asymmetric cryptographic keys to be used by a plurality of users; verifying each of said plurality of keys at the escrow center; certifying the authorization of each of said plurality of keys upon verification; and initiating a communication from each of said plurality of users using a respective one of said plurality of keys contingent upon said certification.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of copending, commonly-assigned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/181,859, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
Divisions (1)
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Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
08802603 |
Feb 1997 |
US |
Child |
09472511 |
Dec 1999 |
US |