发明名称 |
Method for certifying public keys used to sign postal indicia and indicia so signed |
摘要 |
<p>A method for certifying the public key of a digital postage meter using a public key encryption system by a certifying authority. A certifying station and a user station, or a digital postage meter, exchange information and the user station and downloads, or the meter derives, a public key from the exchanged information. The certifying station also publishes related information and its public key. A third party can derive the public key corresponding to the meter's private key by operating on the published information with the certifying station public key. <IMAGE></p> |
申请公布号 |
EP1043694(A2) |
申请公布日期 |
2000.10.11 |
申请号 |
EP20000106073 |
申请日期 |
2000.03.30 |
申请人 |
PITNEY BOWES INC.;CERTICOM CORP. |
发明人 |
CORDERY, ROBERT A.;PINTSOV, LEON A.;VANSTONE, SCOTT A. |
分类号 |
G07B17/00;H04L9/32;(IPC1-7):H04L9/32;G07B17/04;G06F7/72 |
主分类号 |
G07B17/00 |
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