Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Private key creation using location data
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Application No.: US18159750Application Date: 2023-01-26
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Publication No.: US12034843B2Publication Date: 2024-07-09
- Inventor: Junichi Shimada , Shuichi Hachiya
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agent Stosch Sabo
- Main IPC: H04L9/08
- IPC: H04L9/08 ; G06F7/58 ; H04L9/32

Abstract:
Methods and a system of generating a master seed using location-based data. The system includes a pseudo-random number generator configured to generate a random number and a global positioning system module configured to determine a location of the system. The system also includes an encryption module configured to generate a signing request message. The signing request message includes the random number and the location. The system further includes a communication device configured to transmit the signing request message to a location authority for authorization. The communication device further configured to receive a signature from the location authority upon authorization of the signing request message. The system is further configured to generate a master seed based on the signature.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230179412A1 PRIVATE KEY CREATION USING LOCATION DATA Public/Granted day:2023-06-08
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