Method for key diversification on an IC card

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PATENT NO 7894601
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11771326

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Key diversification is performed during a mutual authentication between a SAM integrated circuit (IC) card storing a master key, and a user IC card storing an identification number. The user IC card is connected to the SAM IC card through a communications interface. The key diversification includes deriving sub keys from the master key, and computing ciphered strings through corresponding cryptographic computations on a string obtained by an elaboration on the identification number with the sub keys. A diversification key is generated by linking together a combination of bytes of the ciphered strings.

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  • STMICROELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL N.V.

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Donatiello, Saverio Mercogliano, IT 8 1027
Fontana, Giovanni Naples, IT 20 1479

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