Nova Patents
NO20074571L

Context limited shared secret

Abstract

177576-SRG In a communication system where two communication units seek to establish a private or confidential communication session, a relationship must first be established between them, in particular a relationship which must be termed closed and which is to be trusted. This relationship is based on the determination of a shared secret, which in turn is generated by contextual information. This information can be deduced from the circumstances surrounding the communication session. As an example, contextual information may include topological information, time-based information and transaction information. The shared secret may be self-generated or received from a third party. In either case, the shared secret can be used as the key material for any cryptographic protocol used between the communication devices.

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