SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CRYPTOGRAPHIC SUITE MANAGEMENT

摘要

Systems and methods for cryptographic suite management are described. A system for cryptographic suite management has a cryptographic suite management unit comprising a series of APIs enabling diverse applications to call cryptographic functions. The system enables: multiple applications on an interface to access shared cryptographic resources; applications across multiple devices to share and license cryptographic resources between devices; encryption, decryption and sharing of data between devices having different cryptographic implementations; the definition, distribution and enforcement of policies governing the terms of use for cryptographic implementations, systems and methods to secure and protect shared and dynamically loaded cryptographic providers; use by an application of multiple cryptographic resources and the management of cryptographic provider bundles and associated policies across one or many cryptographic suite management unit instances.

主权项

1. A method for cryptographic suite management, comprising
a. configuring a first correspondent linked to a first cryptographic suite management unit to transmit an import request to a second correspondent linked to a second cryptographic suite management unit, the request comprising the identification of a cryptographic implementation and security requirements for the cryptographic implementation for exportation by the second correspondent; b. configuring a second cryptographic suite management unit to provide the cryptographic implementation configured using the security requirements; c. configuring the second correspondent to export the configured cryptographic implementation to the first correspondent; and d. configuring the first cryptographic suite management unit to securely import the configured cryptographic implementation for use by the first correspondent.