Data Processing Protection Using Cryptography

Data Processing Protection Using Cryptography patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.

11/22/07 - 20070271469 - Copy protection method and system for digital media
A copy protection method and a copy protection system are disclosed. The system includes a private key verifier receiving a media certificate that includes a private key identification of a compliant playing device and searching for an actual private key corresponding to the private key identification, an intermediate key decryptor ...

11/22/07 - 20070271468 - Method and apparatus for maintaining data integrity when switching between different data protection methods
A method and apparatus are provided for maintaining data integrity when switching between data protection methods. Data and a first protection type information are received. A second protection type information is generated. After generating the second protection type information, the data is checked using the first protection type information. An ...

11/01/07 - 20070255963 - System and method for biometrically secured, transparent encryption and decryption
A computer program for enabling biometrically secured, transparent encryption and decryption provides a user interface that allows a user to drag and drop files into and out of a secure repository, wherein the program automatically encrypts files transferred into the repository and automatically decrypts files transferred out of the repository. ...

10/11/07 - 20070239995 - External key to provide protection to devices
An external key device including a test access port connector adapted to mate with a test access port, a test equipment connector adapted to communicatively couple to test equipment, and an external encryption chip adapted to communicate signals through the test access port to an internal encryption chip. The internal ...

10/11/07 - 20070239994 - Bio-metric encryption key generator
In a method of facilitating an encrypted communication for use in communication between a local device, operated by a user, and a remote device, a data representation of a biometric feature of the user is received from a biometric input interface. The data representation is transformed into a biometric encryption ...

10/04/07 - 20070234069 - Systems and methods for secure transaction management and electronic rights protection
The present invention provides systems and methods for secure transaction management and electronic rights protection. Electronic appliances such as computers equipped in accordance with the present invention help to ensure that information is accessed and used only in authorized ways, and maintain the integrity, availability, and/or confidentiality of the information. ...

10/04/07 - 20070234068 - Validating apparatus having encryption integrated circuits
An apparatus is provided for validating a device. The apparatus includes a first integrated circuit which stores a first key, is configured to generate a random number, and is configured to generate encrypted information using the generated random number and the first key. A control system is configured to: receive ...

09/27/07 - 20070226518 - Information processing device having activation verification function
An information processing device having an activation verification function comprises: a module recording portion which stores plural system programs, a security chip having the function of checking the validity of the system programs and a verification portion which inspects the activation states of the system programs. The security chip executes ...

09/27/07 - 20070226517 - Computer architecture for an electronic device providing a secure file system
A secure file service includes a cryptographic processor (302, 602) and a secure file system (301, 601). The cryptographic processor is comprised of a trusted microprocessor and a trusted operating system executing on the trusted cryptographic processor. The cryptographic processor includes hardware and software for accessing at least one classified ...

09/13/07 - 20070214367 - Decoding apparatus and integrated circuit
A first OS 200 is started, and start up of a second OS 300 is completed while a scramble key Ks is acquired and registered (step S201). The first OS 200 stores network settings information and program channel information (control information) in a state-storage buffer 103c (step S106), and the ...

09/06/07 - 20070208951 - Modular broadcast receiver system and method
The construction of a receiving apparatus for receiving a broadcast from a plurality of broadcasting providers is simplified. In a receiving apparatus for receiving a broadcast from a plurality of broadcasting providers, of the function blocks which constitute the receiving apparatus, a block used in common irrespective of the broadcasting ...

09/06/07 - 20070208950 - Secure object for convenient identification
A method and apparatus for automatic user authentication are described. The method includes receiving information at a device, the device including a credential container; storing the information at the credential container and performing cryptographic calculations on the received information and providing the encrypted information upon request. ...

08/30/07 - 20070204170 - Securely coupling an fpga to a security ic
Disclosed is a mechanism for securely coupling a security IC and an FPGA. This mechanism creates a shared secret key; creates a password key; generates an encrypted shared secret key by encrypting the “shared secret key” with the password key; incorporates the “encrypted shared secret key” into an FPGA net ...

08/30/07 - 20070204169 - Enabling automatic business processes using state transfer diagram and abstraction
An application specific framework is generated from configuration information contained in a configuration file. The application specific framework comprises a state transformation diagram. Application specific plug-in code is generated from the configuration information for attaching application programs to the framework. External events trigger navigation of the state transformation diagram according ...

08/23/07 - 20070198855 - Information recording media, information recording device and method, information distribution device and method, and computer program
An information recording apparatus (300) transmits identification information (Media ID) of an information recording medium (100) to an information distributing apparatus (200). The information distributing apparatus obtains an encryption key (disk key) from the identification information which is sent from the information recording apparatus, and encrypts record information (content). The ...

08/23/07 - 20070198853 - Method and system for contained cryptographic separation
To provide for cryptographic separation, embodiments of the invention employ containment mechanisms provided by trusted operating systems to ensure that plaintext data which must be encrypted in accordance with a security policy (or, in reverse, ciphertext data which is to be decrypted) is processed by a suitable encryption routine before ...

08/16/07 - 20070192626 - Exponent windowing
The disclosure includes description of a processor component that includes a set of register bits to perform a shift register operation. The component window detection logic can detect a window of bits in the set of register bits and, in response to detecting the window, output the window of bits. ...

08/16/07 - 20070192625 - System and method for protecting transport stream content
Systems and methods that protect transport stream content are disclosed. The system may include a first module and a second module, the first module having a common interface. The second module is coupled to the first module via the common interface. In one embodiment, the first module is a set ...

08/16/07 - 20070192624 - Decryption processing apparatus, decryption method and image forming apparatus
There is described a decryption processing apparatus and an image forming apparatus, which make it possible to prevent the encrypted data from being incorrectly decrypted by employing a wrong decryption key. The decryption processing apparatus for decrypting encrypted digital data including encrypted code and encrypted data, includes: a first decryption ...

08/16/07 - 20070192623 - Method and apparatus for preventing unauthorized access to computer system resources
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates preventing unauthorized access to computer system resources. The system operates by receiving a section of programming language code to execute on a computer system. This programming language code includes a pragma that defines a set of resources that the ...

08/16/07 - 20070192622 - Computer system, computer program, and addition method
A computer system that makes it difficult to analyze the content of a calculation. A power operation unit (262) performs the following operations using the input data “a” and “b”: ga=ga mod n, gb=gb mod n. Next, a multiplication unit (264) performs the following calculation using ga and gb: gab=ga×gb ...

08/16/07 - 20070192621 - Network communication security processor and data processing method
The invention provides a network communication security processor and its data processing method, the security processor comprising: a data communication interface for transferring a communication data packet between the network communication security processor and an external network; a secure connection database for storing the security policy and secure connection parameters ...

08/09/07 - 20070186117 - Secure processor-based system and method
A computer system includes a central processor unit (“CPU”), a dynamic random access memory (“DRAM”) device, a key storage device storing a decryption key, a decryption engine and a system controller coupling the CPU to the DRAM. All of these components are fabricated on a common integrated circuit substrate so ...

08/02/07 - 20070180267 - Method and apparatus for encrypting data
A method for encrypting data comprising deriving a public key using a first data set that defines an instruction; encrypting a second data set with the public key; providing the encrypted third data set to a recipient; providing the public key to a third party such that on satisfaction of ...

08/02/07 - 20070180266 - Digital content cryptograph and process
A digital cryptograph and encryption process encrypts and transmits in a digital format specific items of information requested by a user of a digital content transmission system by using key information, a user's key and a temporary validation key, to decrypt and replay the encrypted digital information at the user's ...

07/26/07 - 20070174636 - Methods, systems, and apparatus for encrypting e-mail
Systems, methods, and apparatus for securely encrypting electronic mail (e-mail) are presented. In some examples, a system for sending encrypted electronic messages includes a client computer configured to compose an electronic text message and define at least one recipient address. The computer is in contact with a mail server that ...

07/26/07 - 20070174635 - Systems and methods for verifying a licensed installation at time of update
Systems, methods and media for verifying the existence of a licensed software installation at the time of an update to the software are disclosed. In one embodiment, a package of files for the update is encrypted with a copy of a key file that is contained in the original installation. ...

07/26/07 - 20070174634 - System and/or method for encrypting data
Embodiments of methods, devices and/or systems for encrypting of data are described. ...

07/19/07 - 20070168679 - Encrypted microcode update of an optical transceiver
An optical transceiver (or optical transmitter or optical receiver) that has at least one processor and a memory. The optical transceiver receives encrypted microcode from a source. The optical transceiver may then decrypt the received microcode to create decrypted microcode. The decrypted microcode is then written to the memory, where ...

07/19/07 - 20070168678 - Secured database system with built-in antivirus protection
A secured database system with built-in antivirus protection is described. In one embodiment, for example, a method of the present invention is described for securing a database system, the method comprises steps of: provisioning storage from a storage device, for storing database information; generating an encryption key so that the ...

07/12/07 - 20070162765 - Compatibility check between application and files
The invention relates to a scintillation layer (20) for a PET-detector. The scintillation layer (20) consists of a plurality of scintillation elements (21) that are joined together in a practically gapless way and that are oriented towards the centre of curvature (24). Depending on the form of the scintillation layer ...

07/05/07 - 20070157031 - Receiver non-repudiation
Techniques for assuring a receiver's non repudiation of a communication are provided. A sender encrypts data pursuant to a key. The encrypted data is sent to a receiver. A key to decrypt the data is sent separately to the receiver. The sender ensures the proper verifying information is acquired from ...

07/05/07 - 20070157030 - Cryptographic system component
In general, in aspect, the disclosure describes a system integrated on a single die that includes a first processor core to receive commands from at least one other processor core to perform at least one specified transformative operation on specified data, multiple processing units to perform transformative operations on data, ...

06/28/07 - 20070150751 - Methods for transmitting digitized images
Methods for transmitting digitized x-ray radiographs are disclosed. Digitization may be carried out through use of a digital camera or through digital radiography. After digitization is complete, in certain embodiments of the present invention, the digitized x-ray radiograph is encrypted. In other embodiments, a virtual private network is established. In ...

06/28/07 - 20070150749 - Creating a terminal application
A configuration creator for use in creating a terminal application for a target apparatus. The configuration creator comprises: (i) an indexing routine for examining available software components that can be used in the terminal application and ascertaining possible type-safe relationships for each software component, (ii) a graphical user interface including ...

06/21/07 - 20070143631 - System and method for downloading electronic information to a video lottery terminal
This invention relates to reprogramming of in-circuit programmable chips installed in video lottery terminals (VLTs) by downloading electronic information (software) to such chips. Encrypted electronic information is downloaded from a host device to a gaming terminal through a communications link. The terminal comprises a decryption component configured for decrypting the ...

06/21/07 - 20070143630 - Method and device for protecting a program comprising a functional block
What is provided is a computer-implemented method for protection of a program comprising a functional block, wherein the functional block is encrypted, additional code is added to the program and a protected program is thus generated, which is executable only in the presence of a predetermined license in a computer ...

06/21/07 - 20070143629 - Method to verify the integrity of components on a trusted platform using integrity database services
A client platform can be verified prior to being granted access to a resource or service on a network by validating individual hardware and software components of the client platform. Digests are generated for the components of the client platform. The digests can be collected into an integrity report. An ...

06/14/07 - 20070136606 - Storage system with built-in encryption function
In a plurality of storage systems including data encryption functions, there is a possibility that encryption keys necessary for data encryption and decryption may differ among the storage systems. Provided is a computer system including one or more host computers and a plurality of storage controllers connected to the host ...

06/14/07 - 20070136605 - Data processing method and data reading method
An object of the present invention is to prevent illegal use of data (digital contents), and a second object is to provide a method for processing data which ensures the collection of charges for secondary use of the data, a data reading method for reading the data processed by this ...

06/07/07 - 20070130475 - Method of embedding information in internet transmissions
A method is provided for passing control messages and other information through a SIP network by embedding the information in SIP messages. The information is sent from one SIP agent to another by encrypting the information, embedding the encrypted information in one or more implementation-defined SIP header fields, and transmitting ...

05/31/07 - 20070124601 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for entering sensitive and padding data using user-defined criteria
Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer program products for identifying sensitive data from a user-entered input sequence based on user-defined criteria. According to one method, user-defined criteria for identifying sensitive data within user-entered input sequences that include sensitive data and padding data are received. A request for sensitive data from ...

05/24/07 - 20070118762 - Apparatus, method and system for generating a unique hardware adaptation inseparable from correspondingly unique content
The present invention includes an apparatus, method and system for generating a configuration of an adaptive circuit which is inseparable from selected content. Either the adaptive circuit or encrypted, selected content has a unique identifier. In one of the preferred method and system embodiments in which the adaptive circuit has ...

05/24/07 - 20070118761 - Semiconductor integrated circuit device, program delivery method, and program delivery system
When an encrypted program and a decryption program are inputted to a first memory, a semiconductor integrated circuit device causes a bus port to disable access from the outside and enables access to the first memory and to a second memory, thereby transferring the encrypted program and the decryption program ...

05/24/07 - 20070118760 - Image processor, job log creating method, and storage medium
An image processor has a job processing unit, a log creating unit and a log encrypting unit. The job processing unit applies a job process. The log creating unit creates a job log including image data representing an image to which the job process is applied. The log encrypting unit ...

05/17/07 - 20070113102 - Write once system and method for facilitating digital encrypted transmissions
A digital interface device is provided for facilitating key encryption of a digital signal which is communicated from a computer system to an associated peripheral device, such as a digital display device. The digital interface device has a digital output, digital output formatting circuitry associated with the output and a ...

05/17/07 - 20070113101 - Secure electronic mail system with configurable cryptographic engine
An e-mail system is disclosed that overcomes many deficiencies of, but is backward compatible with, existing e-mail systems. Embodiments of the system may include various features, including but not limited to: (1) secure transfer of e-mail messages, without the need for users to replace existing e-mail clients or to change ...

05/10/07 - 20070106910 - Device management system, device management method, computer program, and computer readable storage medium
A print management system obtains ability information of a new printing device with reference to a device management table, when the new printing device is connected to a network. Then, the print management system obtains an encryption key (public key) of the new printing device, and registers the obtained encryption ...

05/10/07 - 20070106909 - Process, device and computer program for data decryption by use of a host-processor and a co-processor
The invention concerns the decryption of encrypted data using a host-processor and a co-processor. The method for decrypting data using the host-processor and at least one co-processor. The method comprises the step of providing the host-processor with a set of encrypted coherent data. The encrypted data is segmented into segments ...

05/10/07 - 20070106908 - Electronic document authenticity guarantee method, and electronic document disclosure system
A need exists for a technology for guaranteeing the authenticity of an electronic document, and an information disclosure system, which can guarantee the authenticity of a disclosed document and delete information regarded as inappropriate for disclosure. An electronic document is divided into components, and a random number generated from a ...

05/10/07 - 20070106907 - Method and device for encryption and decryption on the fly
A method for protecting a datum, wherein the datum is encrypted and, prior to sending the datum to a recipient, the datum is divided into at least a first block and a second block. The method includes receiving, at the recipient, the first block; decrypting the first block to obtain ...

05/10/07 - 20070106906 - Digital data storage/reproduction method and device
A digital data storing method is provided in which digital data whose content varies as the time elapses is partially encrypted for each predetermined period τ at a predetermined time interval T. The encryption is done for the ratio of the period τ of the encrypted part to the predetermined ...

05/03/07 - 20070101155 - Multiple user desktop graphical identification and authentication
A multiple user desktop graphical identification and authentication configured as a loadable dynamic link library (DLL) intended to replace the default Microsoft graphical identification and authentication. It has the ability to create secure, private logon sessions for each user that logs on to the system. There can be up to ...

04/19/07 - 20070088959 - Chipset security offload engine
A bridge is disclosed having a security engine. The bridge permit cryptographic services to be offloaded from a central processing unit to the bridge. ...

04/12/07 - 20070083769 - Method and system for a secure digital decoder with secure key distribution
A method and system for securely decrypting and decoding a digital signal is disclosed. One embodiment of the present invention first accesses an encrypted signal at a first logical circuit. Next, this embodiment determines a broadcast encryption key for the encrypted signal at a second logical circuit separate from the ...

04/12/07 - 20070083768 - Program loader operable to verify if load-destination information has been tampered with, processor including the program loader, data processing device including the processor, program loading method, and integrated circuit
A program loader-for loading a program onto a memory in accordance with load-destination information, the program loader including: an obtaining unit operable to obtain the load-destination information from a recording medium in which the program is recorded; a verifying unit operable to verify whether or not the load-destination information has ...

04/12/07 - 20070083767 - Apparatus and method for detecting falsification of external data
An external data falsification detecting system includes a data acquirer section configured to acquire an external data at a time of system start and during system operation. A normal HASH value of the external data is previously stored in a storage unit. A comparator section calculates a HASH value of ...

04/05/07 - 20070079141 - Information processing apparatus and method of controlling the same
According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus provided with a communication section, and capable of communicating with an external device, the information processing apparatus including a detection section configured to detect that the information processing apparatus is powered up, and a section configured to make the communication section available, ...

04/05/07 - 20070079140 - Data migration
A system and method for providing a mechanism for automating the conversion of the relational database to a secure relational database with little or no impact on the resources of the relational database during the conversion. ...

03/29/07 - 20070074045 - Method of securing programmable logic configuration data
The present invention relates to a secure method of distributing configuration data for a programmable logic device (PLD). The configuration data is encrypted to generate encrypted configuration data. A decryption key is encrypted using a silicon key. The encrypted configuration data and the encrypted decryption key are transferred to a ...

03/22/07 - 20070067645 - Installation of black box for trusted component for digital rights management (drm) on computing device
To install a black box on a computing device, an administrator has access to the computing device and queries same for machine properties thereof. The administrator sends the machine properties of the computing device to a black box server as part of a request for a new black box for ...

03/22/07 - 20070067644 - Memory control unit implementing a rotating-key encryption algorithm
A method, a computer program product and a memory control unit operate to store encrypted data in a memory. In response to receiving a memory write command having write data and a memory address, a determination is made if a corresponding region of the memory is specified to store encrypted ...

03/15/07 - 20070061594 - Systems and methods for secure transaction management and electronic rights protection
The present invention provides systems and methods for electronic commerce including secure transaction management and electronic rights protection. Electronic appliances such as computers employed in accordance with the present invention help to ensure that information is accessed and used only in authorized ways, and maintain the integrity, availability, and/or confidentiality ...

03/15/07 - 20070061593 - Sending secured data
Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for sending secured data, the method including encrypting a first portion of a request for computer services to be performed by a downstream node for decryption by a first node, encrypting a second portion of the request for computer services to be performed by ...

03/15/07 - 20070061592 - Computer input device with security protection and method thereof
A computer input device with security protection and method thereof is provided, wherein a security protection enable key is set on the input device of the computer, and the security protection program residing in the memory is started by triggering the security protection enable key, and thereby any signal from ...

03/08/07 - 20070055892 - Concealment of information in electronic design automation
An electronic design automation tool may receive information related to electronic design automation that contains secured information, such as physically secured information, and annotations to indicate the secured portions of the information. Upon receiving such information, the electronic design automation tool may identify those portions of the information comprising secured ...

03/08/07 - 20070055891 - Protocol translation
Embodiments of methods and/or systems for protocol translation are described. ...

03/08/07 - 20070055890 - System and method for management of plaintext data in a mobile data processing device
A handheld data processing device includes stored data that is intended to be kept secure from unauthorized access. The handheld data processing device includes applications that store such secure data and which make use of plain text data corresponding to the secure data. An identifier is defined to be associated ...

03/01/07 - 20070050641 - Cryptography methods and apparatus
In a first aspect, a first cryptography method is provided. The first method includes the steps of (1) in response to receiving a request to perform a first operation on data in a first memory cacheline, accessing data associated with the first memory cacheline; (2) performing cryptography on data of ...

02/22/07 - 20070043956 - System and methods that facilitate third party code test development
A generic testing framework is provided that allows components authored by third parties to be tested on a platform such as an operating system while mitigating exposure of implementation details of the third party components. In one aspect, a computerized test system is provided. The system includes at least one ...

02/08/07 - 20070033417 - Apparatus and method for protecting the integrity of data
By arranging a redundancy means and a control means upstream from an encryption means which encrypts and decrypts the data to be stored in an external memory, the integrity of data may be ensured when the generation of redundancy information is realized by the redundancy means, and when the generation ...

02/08/07 - 20070033416 - Content distribution server, key assignment method, content output apparatus, and key issuing center
The present invention is a content distribution system for distributing contents. The content distribution system (1) includes a key issuing center (11), a server (12), eight output apparatuses (13a) to (13h), and a communication path (10) that connects them to each other. Here, a pair of the key issuing center ...

02/01/07 - 20070028119 - Access control system
A system includes logic to authorize ingress to and/or egress from an area or areas at least in part according to contents of the area or areas. ...

01/25/07 - 20070022305 - Information exchanging system, information communication terminal, information exchanging method, and computer product
Information communication terminals for transmitting/receiving information that includes a plurality of elements are connected to each other via a network. A information communication terminal at a transmitting side sets security-coupling levels to a plurality of elements, sets a dividing rule for dividing the information into a plurality of pieces of ...

01/18/07 - 20070016799 - Dram to mass memory interface with security processor
A circuit has a first memory, which may be a flash memory or a mass memory, and a random access memory RAM that is distinct from the first memory. A central processing unit CPU couples the first memory to the RAM. Means for encrypting and decrypting in the circuit couples ...

01/18/07 - 20070016798 - Asymmetric cryptography with user authentication
A device uses a user authentication factor to generate a decryption key for use in asymmetric cryptography. An encryption key is generated from the decryption key using a one-way function. ...

01/11/07 - 20070011468 - Lsi design method and verification method
An encryption process is employed in the LSI design so as to improve confidentiality of the circuit design data over conventional examples. In the encryption process, confidential circuit design data is encrypted to produce encrypted design data and a cipher key. The encrypted design data is provided to the user ...

01/11/07 - 20070011467 - Methods and apparatus for hardware normalization and denormalization
Methods and apparatus are provided for efficiently normalizing and denormalizing data for cryptography processing. The normalization and denormalization techniques can be applied in the context of a cryptography accelerator coupled with a processor. Hardware normalization techniques are applied to data prior to cryptography processing. Context circuitry tracks the shift amount ...

01/04/07 - 20070005990 - Multidevice session establishment for multimodal browsing
Systems, methods, apparatuses and computer program products for establishing a single session for processing a multimodal application with multiple devices and for distributing the multimodal application amongst the multiple devices participating in the single session based on the respective capabilities of each device are provided. A system, method and computer ...

01/04/07 - 20070005989 - User identity privacy in authorization certificates
The present invention relates to methods, devices, computer program products as well as a signal for providing privacy to a user in relation to data, which data can be a content identifier (cr_id) for identifying content. For that reason a usage right certificate (UR) generated in relation to the data, ...

12/28/06 - 20060294396 - Multiplatform synchronized data access from mobile devices of dynamically aggregated content
A system and method for accessing information with an embedded device comprising an aggregator for gathering information desired by the user, and an embedded device capable of downloading the information gathered by the aggregator, wherein the system maintains synchronization between the aggregator and the embedded device. ...

12/28/06 - 20060294395 - Executable software security system
A computer system which is configured to load executable programs. This configuration first accepts an operator defined key; withdraws an encrypted executable program from memory; and, using the operator defined key, decrypts the encrypted executable program into a functional executable program. It is this functional executable program which is used ...

12/14/06 - 20060282683 - Flash array read, erase, and program security
A method and device for providing a secret region in a flash erase block to store a key. A block of memory may only be read, programmed, or erased if a key is provided which matches the key stored in the secret region of the block. ...

12/07/06 - 20060277414 - Data managing device equipped with various authentication functions
A data managing device with a single chip that includes: first hardware that authenticates security of communication performed by a data processing apparatus that houses the data managing device; second hardware that performs different processing from processing performed by the first hardware; and third hardware that receives an update program ...

12/07/06 - 20060277413 - Data security
Data Security methods, computer programs, and systems for encrypting and decrypting data, process sharing, and redundancy. The invention provides techniques for encryption including the encryption of a structured data file where each smallest unit of the data file (e.g., a field in a database record) is encrypted separately. The invention ...

11/30/06 - 20060271793 - Reliable generation of a device-specific value
A device-specific value is reliably generated in a device. In a first component of the device, a first digital value is generated that is substantially dependent fabrication variation among like device. Redundancy information is computed based on the first digital value. A subsequent digital value is later generated in the ...

11/30/06 - 20060271792 - Data protection and cryptographic functions using a device-specific value
A digital value is generated in an integrated circuit such that the generated value substantially depends on circuit parameters that vary among like devices. The generated digital value is then used, for example, to access protected information in the device or to perform a cryptographic function in the integrated circuit. ...

11/23/06 - 20060265603 - Programmable logic device
A programmable logic device includes a programmable array of volatile logic elements which when loaded with a configuration program is operable to perform a process in accordance with the configuration of the logic elements by the configuration program. The programmable logic device includes a hardware decryption processor including a register ...

11/16/06 - 20060259783 - Methods and systems for clinical trial data management
The invention provides systems and methods for creating certified copies of original information, including original hardcopy documents, in compliance with federal regulations and guidelines. The present invention also provides systems and methods of data management, and in particular, management of such certified copies. In some embodiments the invention relates to ...

11/16/06 - 20060259782 - Computer security system and method
A computer security system comprises a secure platform adapted to receive sensitive data from an agent. The secure platform is also adapted to cooperate with a trusted platform module (TPM) to encrypt the sensitive data via a TPM storage key associated with the agent. ...

11/16/06 - 20060259781 - Method and apparatus for detecting the falsification of metadata
There are disclosed methods and systems (and related data structures) for processing metadata in files, including media files, so that an alteration or falsification of the metadata can be detected. According to certain embodiments, the metadata includes hash values and digital signatures that were generated by a content server. These ...

11/16/06 - 20060259780 - Method and system for guaranteeing the integrity of at least one software program which is transmitted to an encryption/decryption module and recording media for implementing same
A method of guaranteeing the integrity of at least one computer software program transmitted by a transmitter to a decoder which is equipped with an encryption/decryption module via a long-distance information transmission network. The inventive method includes inserting (at 52) a supplementary piece of information into a message containing the ...

11/09/06 - 20060253712 - System for real-time healing of vital computer files
A method and healing system for healing a computer's vital files. The healing system includes a system healer having a database that stores a copy of the computer's vital files. The system healer receives identification of condition(s) under which a first vital file is to be changed. The system healer ...

11/02/06 - 20060248351 - Method and apparatus for building software applications
A method and apparatus is disclosed for determining transaction attributes for software components which provide transaction data for the component itself and for any client of the component. The transaction attributes may be used for testing during component assembly and may be translated into transaction attributes of alternative runtime platforms. ...

11/02/06 - 20060248350 - Persistent storage implementations for session data within a multi-tiered enterprise network
A system is described in which similar session objects are managed within session domains. In addition, in one embodiment, a persistence storage interface is employed which maps each session domain to a table within a relational database or other persistent storage implementation. For example, one embodiment of the invention is ...

10/26/06 - 20060242429 - In stream data encryption / decryption method
The throughput of the memory system is improved where data in a data stream is cryptographically processed by a circuit without involving intimately any controller. The data stream is preferably controlled so that it has a selected data source among a plurality of sources and a selected destination among a ...

10/26/06 - 20060242428 - User-controlled management of tpm identities
The invention is in the field of security and trustworthy computing. The invention relates to a method for managing identities in a device comprising a trusted platform module. In the method an identity related command is used for performing identity related action; a delegation agent, a storage key for secure ...

10/19/06 - 20060236124 - Method and apparatus for determining whether to encrypt outbound traffic
An improved method, apparatus, and computer instructions for processing outbound traffic passing through a port. This port is for a server and receives a request from a client. The request includes a universal resource identifier to a destination. A determination is made as to whether the request requires encryption using ...

10/19/06 - 20060236123 - Security application using silicon fingerprint identification
A method for using an identification value for a security application is disclosed. The method may include the steps of (A) generating the identification value based on a plurality of semiconductor fabrication process variations, (B) generating a key by reducing a bit error rate of the identification value, wherein the ...

09/28/06 - 20060218410 - Method and system to announce or prevent voyeur recording in a monitored environment
To address the problem of unauthorized recording by one or more recording devices (200), a monitoring system (100) monitors an environment (300). The monitoring can include the broadcast by the monitoring system of a recording device restriction signal to alert each recording device of a recording restriction within the monitored ...

09/28/06 - 20060218409 - Accessing a usb host controller security extension using a hcd proxy
Systems and methods for enabling trusted software to monitor and control USB traffic associated with a security extension of a host controller and devices in a USB topology is disclosed. A host controller proxy receives USB-related data from a host controller driver, determines whether the data is of a security ...

09/21/06 - 20060212719 - Storage session management system in storage area network
In a storage session management system in a storage area network, the session information blocks periodically collected from the storage devices in the network are grouped based on the information indicating the relation between sessions. That is, since a storage session management server in the management system integrally manages constitution ...

09/14/06 - 20060206727 - Apparatus and method for a programmable security processor
A digital logic circuit comprises a programmable logic device and a programmable security circuit. The programmable security circuit stores a set of authorized configuration security keys. The programmable security circuit compares the authorized configuration security keys with an incoming configuration request, and selectively enables a new configuration for the programmable ...

09/14/06 - 20060206726 - Apparatus and method for a programmable security processor
A digital logic circuit comprises a programmable logic device and a programmable security circuit. The programmable security circuit stores a set of authorized configuration security keys. The programmable security circuit compares the authorized configuration security keys with an incoming configuration request, and selectively enables a new configuration for the programmable ...

08/24/06 - 20060190740 - Contents utilization system, contents utilization device and contents utilization information storage device
A contents utilization device according to the present invention determines whether or not digital contents are utilized, and restores license data to a state before update thereof if it is determined the digital contents are not utilized. Specifically, the license data includes usage rules for the digital contents and the ...

08/24/06 - 20060190739 - Secured computing system using wall mounted insertable modules
The present invention is directed to provide security to a modular computing system. The system provides physical locks to prevent tempering with its wall mounted components and logical means to prevent access to data. In the embodiment of the invention, plurality of wall-mounted housings comprise of location memory chip, each ...

08/17/06 - 20060184803 - Method and system for digital rights management in a mobile multimedia processor
Certain aspects of a method and system for protecting data during mobile communication may comprise a mobile multimedia processor that decrypts an encrypted algorithm in hardware within the mobile multimedia processor. The mobile multimedia processor may be adapted to utilize the decrypted algorithm to decrypt data in software. The mobile ...

08/17/06 - 20060184802 - Devices, systems, and methods for secure download of data
A secure content receiver includes a processing unit operable to request a data file from a remote device, to provide a first encryption key to the remote device, and to receive the requested data file and a key object from the remote device. The received data file is encrypted using ...

08/03/06 - 20060174137 - Memory controller with performance-modulated security
A memory controller utilizing a performance monitor to modulate the level of data security applied to the data being transferred to and from memory depending on the performance. The performance monitor tracks the response time for access to the memory over a defined time window. The response times are then ...

08/03/06 - 20060174136 - Recording transactional information relating to an object
A unique identifier on a tag of an object is read. Transactional information relating to the object is recorded and used to encrypt the unique identifier into a code. The code is then written into memory of the tag such that the code records the transactional information. ...

07/20/06 - 20060161790 - Systems and methods for controlling access to data on a computer with a secure boot process
Systems and methods for controlling access to data on a computer with a secure boot process can provide a highly efficient mechanism for preventing future access to encrypted digital resources. This may be advantageous in a range of scenarios, for example where a computer is sold and assurance is desired ...

07/13/06 - 20060156031 - Access trimmed user interface
Reducing the number of inquiries required to determine access rights accorded to documents, in particular documents stored at a Web site, is disclosed. Upon receipt of a request for documents, a list of the documents is opened by the receiving server and data denoting the user access level of every ...

06/29/06 - 20060143474 - Method for authenticating, in particular, software components that can be loaded into a control unit of a motor vehicle
A method for authenticating a software package, which is provided by a software supplier and which contains a software component that can be loaded into a terminal. The software component is provided with a first authentication suffix, which is verified in order to carry out an authenticity test in the ...

06/29/06 - 20060143473 - Software key implementation using system management firmware
In some embodiments system management firmware of a computing platform is to receive a software key, determine if the software key is valid, and enable a system management feature of the computing platform if the software key is valid. Other embodiments are described and claimed. ...

06/29/06 - 20060143472 - Method for protecting against manipulation of a controller for at least one motor vehicle component and controller
The invention relates to a method for protecting against manipulation of a controller for at least one motor vehicle component, the control device (1) comprising at least one microcomputer (μC) and at least one memory module (2, 3), at least one of the memory modules (2, 3) constituting a reversible ...

06/22/06 - 20060136747 - Changing product behavior in accordance with license
A computer or other electronic device uses a cryptographic capability and hardware identifier to verify a provisioning packet for changing the mode of operation of the device or a licensed component. A secure memory stores the provisioning packet for future reference. A sequence number may be used to limit replay ...

06/22/06 - 20060136746 - Security system for preventing unauthorized copying of digital data
A digital data security system to prevent the unauthorized reproduction thereof by utilizing security hardware integral with the end user recording device and the copying device and security codes impregnated within the data that must correspond with a security code embedded in the disc. ...

06/15/06 - 20060129843 - Method and apparatus for electronically extracting application specific multidimensional information from documents selected from a set of documents electronically extracted from a library of electronically searchable documents
An apparatus and method is disclosed for providing application specific multi-dimensional information to an application running on a user computing device, wherein at least one dimension of the information is a category, from a plurality of member documents electronically extracted from a library of electronically searchable documents, which may comprise ...

06/15/06 - 20060129842 - System and method of creating secure encrypted digital media files from a base media work for additional defined processing
There is provided herein a system and method for creating and storing encrypted digital media files that are compatible with a base audio work and that provide the artist some degree of control over how the encrypted files are used. The encrypted files will preferably be stored on an audio ...

06/08/06 - 20060123246 - Methods and apparatuses for secondary conditional access server
Conditional access to media content of primary security systems on a secondary networked environment. In one embodiment, a conditional access server is used to provide services to secondary CA clients (e.g., a bridge, a renderer, a storage, or their different combinations) through network connections. Containing data representing the subscriber, a ...

06/08/06 - 20060123245 - Method for secure component labeling in images
A method processes an input image securely. An input image is acquired in a client and partitioned into a set of overlapping tiles. The set of overlapping tiles is transferred to a server. In the server, motion pixels in each tile that are immediately adjacent to other motions pixels in ...

06/01/06 - 20060117189 - Cryptographic serial ata apparatus and method
A cryptographic Serial ATA (SATA) apparatus comprises a main controller, a SATA device protocol stack, a SATA host protocol stack, and a cryptographic engine. The cryptographic engine is operatively coupled between the main controller and the SATA device and host protocol stacks and configured to provide high-speed cryptographic processing. ...

05/25/06 - 20060112282 - Integrated circuit for digital rights management
An ASIC for implementing digital rights management includes a processor for requesting encrypted digital data from a server and decrypting the data, and a player for transforming the decrypted data to analog signals. Preferably, the ASIC is tamper-resistant. Preferably, all the management code of the ASIC is stored on a ...

05/11/06 - 20060101284 - Address encryption method for flash memories
In order to further develop a data processing device, in particular an electronic memory component, comprising a plurality of access-secured sub-areas, in particular a plurality of access-secured memory areas, each having at least one assigned parameter (an, an−1, . . . , a0), in particular address, and a method of ...

05/11/06 - 20060101283 - High-density optical disc, method for recording and reproducing encrypted data thereon
A high-density optical disc, a method for encrypting data and recording the encrypted data thereon, and a method for reproducing the encrypted data recorded thereon. Data recorded on a high-density optical disc such as a Blu-ray disc-read only memory (BD-ROM) is recorded in a discontinuous recording format as on a ...

05/04/06 - 20060095792 - Super-distribution of protected digital content
Super distribution of protected digital content is disclosed. According to one embodiment of the invention previously purchased encrypted digital content is received from a purchaser of the digital content. The purchaser of the previously purchased encrypted digital content is different from the recipient of the encrypted digital content. A secure ...

05/04/06 - 20060095791 - Method and apparatus for protecting data from unauthorized modification
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that protects data from unauthorized modification in a table, wherein the table contains one or more rows, and wherein each row contains one or more columns. During operation, the system chooses in a row one or more columns to be protected. ...

04/27/06 - 20060090084 - Secure processing environment
Secure operations and components may be integrated into a conventional processing system executing a standard operating system. A secure processing environment where trusted secure application code is executed may be provided for performing secure operations. In this environment, the applications and components may access all of the components in the ...

04/27/06 - 20060090083 - Data protection system
Disclosed is a data protection system, including a data processing device and a decryption element. The data processing device accesses protected data that have been processed by the protection code. The decryption code stores the releasing code corresponding to the protection code by means of the memory unit. When requiring ...

04/27/06 - 20060090082 - Systems and methods for multiple level control of access of privileges to protected media content
Systems and methods for multiple level control of access privileges to protected media content are disclosed. In one embodiment, first data is associated with media content. Different versions of the media content are produced using the first data. Each of the different versions include one or more portions of the ...

04/27/06 - 20060090081 - Device and method with reduced information leakage
The invention is directed to a data-processing system comprising a processor and first encrypted information in a first persistent memory whose level of information leakage is higher than that of a second persistent memory. In the second persistent memory is stored a first cryptographic key for decrypting the first encrypted ...

04/13/06 - 20060080556 - Hiding and detecting messages in media signals
The present invention relates to steganographically hiding messages in media signals such as video and audio signals. In one implementation, a method of decoding an encoded media signal to extract a plural-bit auxiliary signal therefrom is provided. The media signal includes a plurality of intervals, with the plural-bit auxiliary signal ...

04/13/06 - 20060080555 - Data synchronization systems and methods for pdas
A data synchronization system and method for PDAs. The system includes a network space and a PDA. The network space is connected to the Internet, and stores service data. The PDA has a mobile communication unit. The PDA directs the mobile communication unit to connect to the network space via ...

04/13/06 - 20060080554 - Strategies for sanitizing data items
Strategies are described for sanitizing a data set, having the effect of obscuring restricted data in the data set to maintain its secrecy. The strategies operate by providing a production data set to a sanitizer. The sanitizer applies a data directory table to identify the location of restricted data items ...

04/13/06 - 20060080553 - Secure memory caching structures for data, integrity and version values
Methods and apparatus that may be utilized to reduce latency associated with encryption based on externally stored security metadata are provided. When encrypted data is accessed for the first time, a cache line containing corresponding metadata used for decryption may be placed in an internal security metadata cache. If that ...

04/06/06 - 20060075259 - Method and system to generate a session key for a trusted channel within a computer system
A method and system to exchange a private encryption key via a rusted path between a device and an application executed in a trusted platform of a computer system to generate a session key. In one embodiment, the session key is used to encrypt data to be exchanged via an ...

04/06/06 - 20060075258 - Archive system and method for copy controlled storage devices
A data archiving system and method is described. A storage device (10) is arranged to communicate with an archival device (40) and to upload a stored file (30) thereto. The storage device (10) is arranged to generate a file encryption key and encrypt the file with the file encryption key ...

03/16/06 - 20060059371 - Code scrambling
The present disclosure relates to a method, apparatus and system for scrambling of error and warning codes, or the like. Such method may be used for at least in part deterring fraud or enhancing the security of a system. Such a technique may include detecting an error, scrambling the error ...

03/16/06 - 20060059370 - Architecture for routing and ipsec integration
The invention is directed towards routing a packet using both IPSec and common routing protocols within dynamic network topologies in a VPN. The routing of IPSec packets employs Open System Interconnection (OSI) layer three information. In one embodiment, a tree mechanism is used for looking up layer three information that ...

03/16/06 - 20060059369 - Circuit chip for cryptographic processing having a secure interface to an external memory
A mechanism is provided in which a secure chip for performing cryptographic and/or other functions is able to securely access a separate random access memory externally disposed with respect to a secure chip boundary. Addressing of the external memory is controlled so as to define certain regions therein which receive ...

03/16/06 - 20060059368 - System and method for processing by distinct entities securely configurable circuit chips
A system and method are provided in which a third party chip vendor is enabled to securely program an electronic circuit chip supplied from a chip manufacturer. The chip vendor supplies a vendor's public cryptography key to the chip manufacturer who hard codes it on the chip along with a ...

03/16/06 - 20060059367 - Radio frequency identification tag lock and key
Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a radio frequency identification tag system includes a lock tag to secure an item or an area, and one or more key tags associated with the lock tag to allow access to the item or area or to otherwise validate the ...

03/09/06 - 20060053305 - Method, system, and apparatus for creating saved searches and auto discovery groups for a data protection system
A method for detecting changes to a production location is provided. The method includes receiving a selection of a portion of the production location that is to be protected and identifying a larger portion of the production location that contains the selected portion of the production location. Upon identifying the ...

03/09/06 - 20060053304 - Method, system, and apparatus for translating logical information representative of physical data in a data protection system
A method for creating a group plan for protecting an object located at a production location is provided. A selection of an object for which a group plan is to be created is received along with protection intents for the selected object. The protection intents are translated into a group ...

02/23/06 - 20060041762 - Information matrix cryptogram
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a concept of the present invention is to use technology and methods of a special coded information matrix cryptogram with five integrated technologies to protect the original digital data from forgery, counterfeiting and pirating effectively. Five technologies comprise of data matrix ...

02/23/06 - 20060041761 - System for secure computing using defense-in-depth architecture
A secure computing system is provided which utilizes a unique combination of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Virtual Private Networking (VPN), and server-based computing on thin client devices. The combination of technology and components provide secure computing through Defense-in-Depth using commercial off-the-shelf components. ...

02/23/06 - 20060041760 - Trusted computer activity monitoring and recording system and method
A trusted computer activity monitoring and recording system and method provides trust between the computer or the computer user which activities are being recorded and the supervisor who governs the monitoring and recording system by using a digital certificate comprising a plurality of policies and the public key of the ...

02/02/06 - 20060026442 - Encryption apparatus and decryption apparatus
An encryption apparatus divides input original data into one or more data blocks. The size of each data block is an integer multiple of the bank size of a non-volatile memory equipped in a decryption apparatus. The encryption apparatus generates authentication data from this data block. The encryption apparatus generates ...

01/26/06 - 20060020822 - Device and method for calculating encrypted data from unencrypted data or unencrypted data from encrypted data
In a device for calculating encrypted data from plaintext data or plaintext data from encrypted data, in which a cryptographic algorithm having an initial stage, an intermediate stage or final stage and an intermediate stage upstream of the final stage is implemented, the processor for performing the cryptographic algorithm is ...

01/26/06 - 20060020821 - System and method for data processing system planar authentication
A system and method for providing a system planar specific pre-load authentication that enables a supplier of system hardware and software components to detect assembly of unauthorized systems. The method includes authenticating a data processing system having a hardware inventory device that is uniquely associated with the data processing system. ...

01/05/06 - 20060005044 - Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium
There is provided an information processing apparatus which can communicate data between an external apparatus, including a setting unit for setting up condition of encryption communication in a case of communicating with the external apparatus, in accordance with designation from a user, and a selecting unit for selecting one of ...

12/22/05 - 20050283621 - Control of data linkability
In the conventional technique for mainly performing access control, an entity (an individual) which provides information cannot grasp a state of use of personal information. In the conventional technique for encrypting stored data, a decryption key is always required when personal data is used and the personal data is not ...

12/15/05 - 20050278550 - Method and system for prioritizing cases for fraud detection
An approach provides detection of unauthorized use of data services. A fraud case is created for a data call that is determined to be potentially fraudulent based on a fraud alert. A fraud score is determined for the case according to the fraud alert. The fraud score is adjusted according ...

12/15/05 - 20050278549 - Method and apparatus for providing security in a data processing system
One embodiment relates to a data processing system having a cryptographic unit. The cryptographic unit includes cryptographic circuitry which performs a first cryptographic function to provide security for a portion of the cryptographic unit, and which performs a second cryptographic function to provide security for a portion of the data ...

12/15/05 - 20050278548 - System and method for performing secure communications in a wireless local area network
A scheme for performing secure communications in a wireless local network. In one aspect of the invention, software hosted on a host processing unit maintains multiple queues. A networking module adapted to communicate with the host processing unit includes corresponding FIFO buffers to service the queues. The networking module also ...

12/08/05 - 20050273630 - Cryptographic bus architecture for the prevention of differential power analysis
An apparatus and method for preventing information leakage attacks through a polarized cryptographic bus architecture. The polarized cryptographic bus architecture randomly changes the polarity of the target bit such that the leaked information cannot be consistently averaged to yield statistical key material. Further, to increase the prevention of information leakage ...

12/08/05 - 20050273629 - System, method and computer program product for providing digital rights management of protected content
A system for providing digial rights management of protected content includes a client and a DRM manager. The client is capable of receiving at least one piece of content, the piece(s) of content being encrypted with at least one encryption key regardless of client user(s) authorized to access the piece(s) ...

12/01/05 - 20050268115 - Renewable and individualizable elements of a protected environment
Systems and methods for providing a protected computing environment comprising separating out a protected environment management component from a kernel of a computing device, providing identification information as a part of the protected environment management component, and providing individualization information as part of the protected environment management component. ...

12/01/05 - 20050268114 - Methods and systems for promoting security in a computer system employing attached storage devices
The present methods and systems use specially isolated techniques for promoting security in a computer system. In one embodiment of these methods and systems, a simple file system is concealed in the storage of the computer system and is managed with a processor and simple non-writeable code operating on the ...

12/01/05 - 20050268113 - Method and apparatus for providing fraud detection using connection frequency thresholds
An approach provides detection of unauthorized use of data services. A determination is made as to whether connections supporting remote access to a data network are completed. The number of completed connections associated with a selected attribute is tracked over a time period. It is then determined whether the number ...

11/24/05 - 20050262360 - Trusted patching of trusted code
Trusted code may be patched in a manner that resists tampering from non-trusted sources. In some embodiments, the patches may be moved into a patch cache in a trusted processing module for execution. ...

11/17/05 - 20050257069 - Cipher strength evaluation apparatus
An object of the invention is to allow cipher strength evaluation when available resources such as the complexity and the number of plaintext available for decryption have conditions, and to allow comparison of cipher strength under given conditions. The invention combines the exhaustive search with an algebraic method, sets conditions ...

11/10/05 - 20050251692 - Method and system of remote monitoring and support of devices, using pop3 and decryption using virtual function
A method involves retrieving from an email message, information concerning at least one remotely monitored device. The method involves obtaining a line of the email message containing the information, decoding the line obtained from the email message if it has been encoded, and decrypting the decoded line. The decrypting involves ...

11/10/05 - 20050251691 - Data authentication method and agent based system
This invention relates to a data authentication method for authenticating data to be sent from a first agent to a second agent in agent based systems. The invention introduces a way of signing documents without having a private key. ...

11/10/05 - 20050251690 - Content sharing system, content reproduction apparatus, content recording apparatus, group management server, program, and content reproduction controlling method
A content sharing system is disclosed that can efficiently execute copyright management and can promote the degree of freedom and convenience in sharing of content within a legal range of private utilization. A group management server places a plurality of content processing apparatuses in terms of a unit of an ...

11/10/05 - 20050251689 - Computer system for playing encrypted multimedia data and method for the same
A computer system and a method for playing encrypted multimedia data are proposed. The computer system has a first operating system that heavily consumes system resources and a second operating system that slightly consumes the system resources. Via a basic input/output system (BIOS), the computer system is booted with a ...

11/03/05 - 20050246551 - System and method for rendering selective presentation of documents
The present invention is directed to a system for rendering selective presentation of a document and a method therefor, said system comprising: an encrypting logic, for securely storing the content of said document; a decrypting logic, corresponding to said encrypting logic, for decrypting the encrypted document, wherein at least a ...

10/20/05 - 20050235161 - Method to reduce input parameter interface error and inconsistency for servlets
A GUI utility tool running on a web application development environment is presented that acts to eliminate inconsistency between a given HTML user input form description file and a corresponding servlet program file. The tool allows the user to specify an HTML file. The tool may then parse the HTML ...

10/13/05 - 20050229012 - Identifying and coalescing identical objects encrypted with different keys
Cryptographic protocols and methods of employing the same are described. The described protocols advantageously enable two or more identical encryptable objects that are coded for encryption with different keys to be identified as identical without access to either the unencrypted objects or the keys that are used in the encryption ...

10/13/05 - 20050229011 - Reliability platform configuration measurement, authentication, attestation and disclosure
A platform configuration measurement device including: a configuration register; means for executing extension processing in which a predetermined operation is performed on a content of the configuration register by using a given additional value, a hash value is obtained by applying a predetermined hash function to a value obtained by ...

09/29/05 - 20050216752 - Common scrambling
A transport stream is encrypted in such a manner that the stream may be processed without requiring encrypted portions of the stream to be decrypted. Thus, an analysis is performed on the stream to determine at least one portion of the stream that is to pass unencrypted, thus enabling the ...

09/29/05 - 20050216751 - Modular cryptographic device providing multi-mode wireless lan operation features and related methods
A cryptographic device may include a cryptographic module and a communications module removably coupled thereto. The cryptographic module may include a first housing, a user Local Area Network (LAN) interface carried by the first housing, and a cryptographic processor carried by the first housing and coupled to the user LAN ...

09/29/05 - 20050216750 - Modular cryptographic device providing status determining features and related methods
A cryptographic device may include a cryptographic module and a communications module removably coupled thereto. The cryptographic module may include a first housing, a user Local Area Network (LAN) interface carried by the first housing, a cryptographic processor carried by the first housing and coupled to the user network interface, ...

09/22/05 - 20050210274 - Apparatus and method for intellectual property protection using the microprocessor serial number
In order to prevent unauthorized usage of a software program, the software program is encrypted using at least a part of a serial number or other identifying number stored in the processing unit as the encryption key. The software program is stored in encrypted form in the processing unit memory. ...

09/22/05 - 20050210273 - Secure electronic message system
A method, apparatus and program product provide a mechanism for communicating an encrypted package over a secure network connection. The package is communicated via a https secure socket layer network connection. The package is generated using a non-browser application and includes an email analogous interface, in addition to file data ...

09/08/05 - 20050198520 - Domain controlling systems, methods and computer program products for administration of computer security threat countermeasures to a domain of target computer systems
A threat management domain controller is responsive to a computer-actionable threat management vector that includes a first computer-readable field that provides identification of at least one system type that is affected by a computer security threat, a second computer-readable field that provides identification of a release level for the system ...

08/18/05 - 20050182954 - Methods, systems, computer program products, and data structures for limiting the dissemination of electronic email
An e-mail sender client accesses an e-mail message and sets an associated “eyes-only” indicator indicating that functions that limit the opportunity to disseminate e-mail messages are to be applied to the e-mail message. The e-mail sender client then encrypts the e-mail message, and dispatches the e-mail message to the e-mail ...

08/18/05 - 20050182953 - Method and system for browsing objects on a protected volume in a continuous data protection system
A method for browsing objects on a protected volume in a continuous data protection system begins by displaying a list of top-level objects to a user who selects a top-level object to browse. A snapshot is selected from the selected top-level object and is decoded. A list of objects in ...

08/18/05 - 20050182952 - Information processing apparatus and method and computer program
The present invention provides an information processing apparatus of space-saved type that can execute the processing corresponding to a security function module. A security function module storing a device key is integrally arranged in an MPU chip, the secret data including programs and data to be applied to the data ...

08/18/05 - 20050182951 - Method of securely erasing data and hard disk drive using the same
A method of and apparatus for protecting data in a data storage system. A method of securely erasing data stored in a data storage system includes: determining whether a security-erase command is received together with a random number and an encrypted random number; decrypting the encrypted random number using a ...

08/18/05 - 20050182950 - Network security system and method
Disclosed herein is a network security system and method. The network security system includes a packet-dedicated processor for primarily performing hardware filtering on static attacks of network traffic, and a host system provided with a software filter for secondarily performing software filtering on dynamic attacks of network traffic. In the ...

08/18/05 - 20050182949 - System and method for securing a computer system connected to a network from attacks
A network security system for protecting computing devices connected to a communication network from identified security threats is presented. A security service published security information intended for network security modules in the communication network. A network security module is interposed, either logically or physically, between a computer and the communication ...

08/18/05 - 20050182948 - Method and system for secure content distribution
A system on a chip (SOC) device is disclosed comprising external outputs, and external inputs. A first secure storage location is operably decoupled from all of the external outputs of the SOC device during a normal mode of operation. By being decoupled from all external outputs, representations of the data ...

08/11/05 - 20050177742 - Method and system for managing a data object so as to comply with predetermined conditions for usage
A method and a system for managing a data object so as to comply with predetermined conditions for usage of the data object. To control the usage of the data object, a set of control data, defining uses of the data object, which comply with the predetermined conditions, is created ...

08/11/05 - 20050177741 - System and method for security key transmission with strong pairing to destination client
Systems and methods for security key transmission with strong pairing to a destination client are disclosed. A security key may be generated by an on-chip key generator, an off-chip device, and/or software. A rule may then be paired with the security key and an address associated with the security key. ...

08/11/05 - 20050177740 - System and method for protecting a title key in a secure distribution system for recordable media content
A title key protection system includes a title key with recordable media content; storage in a repository is not required. The title key is decrypted when needed by a clearinghouse, and then re-encrypted. The title key confers rights from the content owners to the user to play and copy the ...

08/11/05 - 20050177739 - Systems and methods for securing an imaging job
A method for securing an imaging job is disclosed. An access control function relating to a document is performed. An auditing function relating to the document is also performed. An imaging job from the document is then generated. Content of the imaging job is encrypted such that a downstream non-content ...

08/11/05 - 20050177738 - Watermark embedding and retrieval
Fingerprinting is a technique to identify multimedia signals by extracting robust perceptual features of the signal contents and searching the extracted features in a database where titles, artists, etc. are stored. Watermarking is a technique of embedding payload data in a signal in an unobtrusive manner. The invention combines both ...

08/11/05 - 20050177737 - Digital data false alteration detection program and digital data false alteration detection appatatus
A digital data false alteration detection program causes a computer to execute (a) a step (S1) of dividing digital data into a plurality of smaller block data, (b) a step (S2) of extracting noise inherent to a digital data acquisition device for each of the small block data, (c) a ...

08/04/05 - 20050172139 - Information processing system and information processing method
An information processing system has a power supply section which detects a predetermined potential applied to a USB terminal and supplying the potential as a source potential, an information detection section which detects the predetermined information supplied to the USB terminal, and a processing section which executes, subsequent to the ...

08/04/05 - 20050172138 - Providing a flexible protection model in a computer system by decoupling protection from computer privilege level
Methods and systems for providing a flexible protection model in a computer system by decoupling protection from privilege are described. Information describing a relationship between the two or more domains that define types of protection and portions of code is received. The portions of code with the multiple domains that ...

07/28/05 - 20050166066 - Cryptographic policy enforcement
Objects can be extracted from data flows captured by a capture device. In one embodiment, the invention includes assigning to each captured object a cryptographic status based on whether the captured object is encrypted. In one embodiment, the invention further includes determining whether the object violated a cryptographic policy using ...

07/28/05 - 20050166065 - Methods and apparatus for determining an identity of a user
Methods and apparatuses for determining the identity of the user detect a current user's electronic device activity pattern; compare the detected activity pattern against a plurality of user action identification profiles, wherein each user action identification profile is associated with a particular user; and use the comparing to identify the ...

07/28/05 - 20050166064 - Trusted user interface for a secure mobile wireless device
A mobile wireless device programmed with software which provides a trusted user interface for the device by allowing the content of a secure screen memory to be modifiable only by authorised applications. Normally, the entire screen memory address is public information, making the entire screen memory fully available to any ...

07/21/05 - 20050160283 - Transmitting/receiving apparatus and a transmitting/receiving method
A security apparatus and a security method for controlling electric devices by use of electronic mails. A modem receives an electronic mail sent from a sending side and stores the received electronic mail into a RAM of a controller. A CPU extracts certification information encrypted by a secret key of ...

07/21/05 - 20050160282 - Transmitting/receiving apparatus and a transmitting/receiving method
A security apparatus and a security method for controlling electric devices by use of electronic mails. A modem receives an electronic mail sent from a sending side and stores the received electronic mail into a RAM of a controller. A CPU extracts certification information encrypted by a secret key of ...

07/21/05 - 20050160281 - System and method for delivering versatile security, digital rights management, and privacy services
A method for providing enhanced security features in a storage device involves partitioning a storage media in the storage device into a hidden partition and a storage partition in the storage media. A base class is written to the hidden partition. A security provider base class is instantiated from the ...

07/21/05 - 20050160280 - Method and system for providing fraud detection for remote access services
An approach provides fraud detection in support of data communication services. A usage pattern associated with a particular account for remote access to a data network is monitored. The usage pattern is compared with a reference pattern specified for the account. A fraud alert is selectively generated based on the ...

07/21/05 - 20050160279 - Apparatus and method for performing transparent output feedback mode cryptographic functions
The present invention provides an apparatus and method for performing cryptographic operations on a plurality of input data blocks within a processor. In one embodiment, an apparatus for performing cryptographic operations is provided. The apparatus includes a cryptographic instruction, OFB mode logic, and execution logic. The cryptographic instruction is received ...

07/21/05 - 20050160278 - Method, system and program product for electronically executing contracts within a secure computer infrastructure
Under the present invention, a customized contract is created based on the needs of the parties and is then stored within a secure computer infrastructure. Security within the computer infrastructure is typically provided through encryption such as 128 bit encryption. Moreover, all actions taken with respect to the contract (e.g., ...

07/14/05 - 20050154903 - Secure video card methods and systems
Methods and systems for protecting data that is intended for use and processed on video or graphics cards are described. In one embodiment, data that is stored in memory other than a video card memory is encrypted and transferred over a bus to the video card. The encrypted data is ...

07/14/05 - 20050154902 - Secure video card methods and systems
Methods and systems for protecting data that is intended for use and processed on video or graphics cards are described. In one embodiment, encrypted data that is intended to be processed by a graphic processor unit (GPU) is received into unprotected memory portions of a video card. The encrypted data ...

07/14/05 - 20050154901 - Security measures in a partitionable computing system
Methods and apparatus in a partitionable computing system. The system can include a computer readable medium comprising instructions configured to move an element of a first partition to a second partition. ...

07/07/05 - 20050149745 - Encryption/decryption system, encryption/decryption equipment, and encryption/decryption method
An object of the present invention is to provide an encryption/decryption system and encryption/decryption equipment which suppress the adverse effect of a load on arithmetic and logic operations to be performed by a computer, whose cipher system is hard to infer, which provide great security, and which eliminate the labor ...

07/07/05 - 20050149744 - Network processor having cryptographic processing including an authentication buffer
A network processing having cryptographic processing includes an authentication buffer for storing ciphered data and providing the ciphered data to an authentication core. ...

07/07/05 - 20050149743 - Arrangements and methods for secure data transmission
A sender (10) arranged to transmit a content file (11) to a receiver (40) where in said sender (10) is arranged to divide said content file (11) in a firs part (22) and a second part (15), to send said first data part (22) to said receiver (40), to encrypt ...

06/30/05 - 20050144470 - Method and apparatus for processing information, information storage medium, and computer program
A content stored in an information recording medium is managed on a per unit basis and protected from unauthorized use. The content stored in the information recording medium is divided into units, and the content is encrypted with a unit key generated for each unit. A unit key generation key ...

06/30/05 - 20050144469 - Imaging apparatus, imaging system, security management apparatus, and security management system
An imaging apparatus is provided that is capable of maintaining document security control even in a case where document ID information cannot be identified from a physical document that is subject to an imaging operation. The imaging apparatus includes a read unit for reading image data from a physical document ...

06/30/05 - 20050144468 - Method and apparatus for content protection in a personal digital network environment
In some embodiments, the invention is a personal digital network (“PDN”) including hardware (sometimes referred to as Ingress circuitry) configured to transcrypt encrypted content that enters the PDN. Typically, the transcryption (decryption followed by re-encryption) is performed in hardware within the Ingress circuitry and the re-encryption occurs before the decrypted ...

06/30/05 - 20050144467 - Unauthorized access control apparatus between firewall and router
A firewall (FW) which detects a DOS attack cuts off the DOS attack, and outputs a log indicating an attack, and designates a source IP address of the DOS attack. A filtering command for cutting off an attack is generated in a router, and transmits it to the router. The ...

06/30/05 - 20050144466 - Apparatus and method for rendering user data
The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for rendering user data. In order to provide a higher level of protection against hacking of data during transport within a PC, a method is proposed according to the present invention comprising the steps of: —receiving encrypted user data and key ...

06/30/05 - 20050144465 - Recording system and method, recording device and method, input device and method, reproduction system and method, reproduction device and method, recording medium, and program
The present invention relates to a recording system and method, a recording apparatus and method, an input device and method, a playback system and method, a playback apparatus and method, a recording medium, and a program in which content can be flexibly protected according to whether or not the content ...

06/23/05 - 20050138401 - Program data file storage method and authenticated program execution method
Conventionally, when the version of a program has been upgraded, the whole of a currently stored program needs to be deleted to be replaced by a new program, and authentication needs to be performed again on such new program when it is activated. However, since the whole of the program ...

06/23/05 - 20050138400 - Digital content protection method
A digital content protection method applied in a digital rights management (DRM) system is provided. A software identification certification authority issues an identification certification for the player and the user agent and embeds a verification program in the digital content provided by a content provider. When an end user executes ...

06/23/05 - 20050138399 - System and method for automatic password reset
The loss of a computer primary O.S. password, BIOS password, or HDD password (or even an application password) is sensed by a secondary O.S. based on a number of failed log on attempts to the affected component. The password can be reset by having the secondary O.S. generate an intermediate ...

06/23/05 - 20050138398 - System of databases of personal data and a method of governing access to databases of personal data
A system utilising known storage spaces (S), for example servers or Compact Disks, is characterised by the fact that the personal data base (PDB) consists of the sum of the unitary personal databases (UPDB1, UPDB2, UPDB3, UPDBx), each of which comprises the owner (P1, P2, P3, Px) of unitary personal ...

06/16/05 - 20050132211 - Java cryptographic engine to crypto acceleration integration
A networking appliance having a Java proxy engine that transparently offloads security functions into a cryptographic accelerator, thereby enabling rapid prototyping and platform independence, while increasing the speed of cryptographic and other security functions. ...

06/16/05 - 20050132210 - Hybrid java-c network appliance
A network appliance that runs both C and Java integrated software to provide a flexible architecture for rapid prototyping of XML security functionality, including SSL acceleration, XML encryption, XML decryption, XML signature, and XML verification, while the network appliance continues to provide high-speed performance. ...

06/16/05 - 20050132209 - Certificate based digital rights management
In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a digital certificate is used to link an arbitrary provisioned right with an associated arbitrary digital action to be performed by a client device on or with respect to a protected digital content object. In one embodiment, the certificate is associated ...

06/16/05 - 20050132208 - Auto-negotiation of content output formats using a secure component model
In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, secure content objects are transcoded from an input format to an output format based upon identified capabilities of a receiving device. In one embodiment, a plurality of trusted processing components are identified to collectively transcode the secure content object from the ...

06/16/05 - 20050132207 - System and method for authoring learning material using digital ownership rights
A system and method for authors of on-line learning material and learning objects is provided to develop and store their learning objects while also protecting their digital rights during the marketing and distribution of the learning objects. The digital content may include such asset content as video, music, text, educational ...

06/09/05 - 20050125683 - Information acquisition system, information acquisition method and information processing program
It is envisaged to relieve the load imposed on the authentication processing as anonymity is maintained to prevent the leakage of the private information, such as taste information of a user. In an information acquisition system 1, a storage server 2 encrypts contents data and other information provided, in their ...

06/09/05 - 20050125682 - Setting method for wireless communication device, computer peripheral equipment, and information processor
An SSID and an encryption key of a wireless LAN apparatus of computer peripheral equipment are calculated based on a manufacturer's serial number of the computer peripheral equipment to be stored in the wireless LAN apparatus of the computer peripheral equipment. On the other hand, for an SSID and an ...

06/09/05 - 20050125681 - Protecting a device against unintended use in a secure environment
A method and device are disclosed for executing applications that involve secure transactions and or conditional access to valuable contents and/or services. The device includes an integrated circuit that has a central processing unit, an internal memory, input/output connections for external memory and connection ports for an external interface circuit ...

06/02/05 - 20050120231 - Method and system for controlling network connection, and computer product
A terminal device and a control server device are connected with each other via a switch. The switch is connected to a network. The switch includes a communication processing unit that accepts connection propriety information and controls the connection of the terminal device to the network using the connection propriety ...

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