- Patent Title: Computer implemented system and method for sharing a common secret
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Application No.: US17278198Application Date: 2019-09-11
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Publication No.: US11616641B2Publication Date: 2023-03-28
- Inventor: Craig Steven Wright
- Applicant: nChain Licensing AG
- Applicant Address: CH Zug
- Assignee: nChain Licensing AG
- Current Assignee: nChain Licensing AG
- Current Assignee Address: CH Zug
- Agency: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
- Priority: GB1815396 20180921
- International Application: PCT/IB2019/057632 WO 20190911
- International Announcement: WO2020/058806 WO 20200326
- Main IPC: H04L9/08
- IPC: H04L9/08 ; H04L9/30

Abstract:
A method of sharing a first common secret among a plurality of nodes for enabling secure communication for blockchain transactions. The method comprises determining, for at least one first node a plurality of second common secrets, wherein each second common secret is common to the first node and a respective second node, is determined at the first node based on a first private key of the first node and a first public key of the second node and is determined at the second node based on the first private key of the second node and the first public key of the first node. The method further comprises exchanging encrypted shares of the first common secret among the plurality of nodes to enable each of the plurality of nodes to reach a threshold number of shares of the first common secret to access the first common secret.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210367772A1 COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING A COMMON SECRET Public/Granted day:2021-11-25
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