SET UP AND DISTRIBUTION OF POST-QUANTUM SECURE PRE-SHARED KEYS USING EXTENDIBLE AUTHENTICATION PROTOCOL

    公开(公告)号:US20230071333A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-09

    申请号:US18054219

    申请日:2022-11-10

    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for quantum-resistant secure key distribution between a peer and an EAP authenticator by using an authentication server. The systems and methods include receiving requests for a COMMON-SEED and a quantum-safe public key from a peer and an EAP authenticator. The COMMON-SEED is encrypted using the quantum-safe public key of the peer and the quantum-safe public key of the EAP authenticator, and the encrypted COMMON-SEED is sent to the peer along with a request for a PPK_ID from the peer to complete authentication of the peer. The PPK_ID is received from the peer, and the encrypted COMMON-SEED and PPK_ID is sent to the EAP authenticator. A quantum-resistant secure channel is established between the peer and the EAP authenticator when the peer and the EAP authenticator share the same COMMON-SEED and the same PPK-ID.

    SET UP AND DISTRIBUTION OF POST-QUANTUM SECURE PRE-SHARED KEYS USING EXTENDIBLE AUTHENTICATION PROTOCOL

    公开(公告)号:US20220345300A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-27

    申请号:US17377303

    申请日:2021-07-15

    Abstract: A method is provided for quantum-resistant secure key distribution between a peer and an extendible authentication protocol (EAP) authenticator by using an authentication server. The method may include receiving requests for a COMMON-SEED and a McEliece public key from a peer and an EAP authenticator by an authentication server using an EAP method, encrypting the COMMON-SEED using the McEliece public key of the peer and the McEliece public key of the EAP authenticator by the authentication server, and sending the encrypted COMMON-SEED from the authentication server to the peer along with a request for a PPK_ID from the peer using the EAP method to complete authentication of the peer. The method may also include receiving the PPK_ID from the peer using the EAP method, where the PPK_ID is from a key pair consisting of PPK_ID and PPK obtained from a first SKS server in electrical communication with the peer based upon the encrypted COMMON-SEED. The method may also include sending the encrypted COMMON-SEED and PPK_ID from the authentication server to the EAP authenticator, and establishing a quantum-resistant secure channel between the peer and the EAP authenticator, where a message of EAP success is delivered from the EAP authenticator to the peer when the peer and the EAP authenticator share the same COMMON-SEED and the same PPK-ID.

    Pre-shared secret key capabilities in secure MAC layer communication protocols

    公开(公告)号:US11381391B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-05

    申请号:US16902081

    申请日:2020-06-15

    Abstract: A first computing node configures for communication with a second computing node according to a secure Media Access Layer (MAC) layer communication protocol. The first computing node transmits a first message, to the second computing node. The first message includes at least a first indication that the first computing node is capable of communicating according to the secure MAC layer communication protocol based on a pre-shared secret key. The first computing nodes determines to communicate with the second computing node according to the secure MAC layer communication protocol based on one of a pre-shared secret key or a distributed shared key. The first computing node, at least in part based on the determining, transmits a second message to the second computing node according to the secure MAC layer communication protocol based on the one of the pre-shared secret key or the distributed shared key.

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