发明名称 |
Smart card device and method used for transmitting and receiving secure e-mails |
摘要 |
A system and method for transmitting and receiving secure e-mails is disclosed. A smart card device stores both private and public keys for an encryption algorithm. The smart card device is preferably a USB smart card device and interfaces a host having a client e-mail program. E-mails are transferred to and/or from the client e-mail program and e-mail server via the smart card while decrypting and encrypting any transmitted and/or received e-mails within the smart card device. The smart card device stores an IP address for an e-mail server. A Simple Mail Transfer Protocol outgoing parameter is set from the client e-mail program to an IP address for the smart card device.
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申请公布号 |
US7178724(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2007.02.20 |
申请号 |
US20030419576 |
申请日期 |
2003.04.21 |
申请人 |
STMICROELECTRONICS, INC. |
发明人 |
TAMAGNO DAVID;TOURNEMILLE JEROME |
分类号 |
G06K5/00;G06F21/00;H04L12/58 |
主分类号 |
G06K5/00 |
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