Intermediate network authentication

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5511122
SERIAL NO

08254087

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

An internetwork authentication method is provided for verifying a sending host by a receiving host or an intermediate router or gateway. The method comprises the steps of: obtaining a network address and a public key of a receiving host; utilizing the public key from the receiving host in combination with a private key of the originating host to generate a cryptographic signature; transmitting the signature along with data through a first subnetwork in at least one packet; receiving at least one packet at the receiving host; and the receiving host utilizing a private key of said receiving host site and a public key of said originating host to verify said cryptographic signature.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

  • THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY

International Classification(s)

  • [Classification Symbol]
  • [Patents Count]

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Atkinson, Randall Annandale, VA 1 350

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation