US 7,372,961 B2
Method of public key generationGeneral
US 7,372,961 B2
Method of public key generation
Tech Center:
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
Examiner:
Emmanuel L. Moise
Art Unit:
2137 Memory Access and Control
Inventors:
Scott A. Vanstone; Ashok Vadekar; Robert J. Lambert; Robert P. Gallant; Daniel R. Brown; Alfred Menezes
Assignee:
Priority:
12/27/00
Filed:
12/26/01
Granted:
05/13/08
Expiration:
07/12/23
Abstract
A potential bias in the generation or a private key is avoided by selecting the key and comparing it against the system parameters. If a predetermined condition is attained it is accepted. If not it is rejected and a new key is generated.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
H04H04L2209/46H04L