Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Partially encrypted conversations via keys on member change
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Application No.: US15400574Application Date: 2017-01-06
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Publication No.: US10341100B2Publication Date: 2019-07-02
- Inventor: Christopher L. Mullins , Robert Standefer, III
- Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Main IPC: H04L9/14
- IPC: H04L9/14 ; H04L9/08 ; H04L29/06

Abstract:
Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for partially encrypting conversations using different cryptographic keys. Messages communicated during a conversation session may be encrypted using a cryptographic key. Other conversation participants may then decrypt the messages using the cryptographic key. During the conversation, an event may occur that causes a new cryptographic key to be generated. The conversation participants may then use the new cryptographic key when communicating. As such, previously-encrypted messages may be inaccessible to new members that do not have the old cryptographic key, while newly-encrypted messages may be inaccessible to former members that do not have the new cryptographic key. An isolated collection may store the messages and related cryptographic keys. Relationships may exist within the isolated collection, such that messages may be related to one another and messages may also be related to the cryptographic keys used to encrypt them.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180198610A1 PARTIALLY ENCRYPTED CONVERSATIONS VIA KEYS ON MEMBER CHANGE Public/Granted day:2018-07-12
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