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Granted Patent B2
US 11,716,206 · App. 17/086,510 · Granted Aug 1, 2023

Certificate based security using post quantum cryptography

Inventors: Michael W. Gray (Guanaba, AU); Narayana Aditya Madineni (Southport, AU); Simon D. McMahon (Gold Coast, AU); Matthew Green (Ashmore, AU); Peter T. Waltenberg (Gold Coast, AU)
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
H04L9/3263H04L9/14H04L9/3093H04L9/3236
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Patent No.
US 11,716,206
App. No.
17/086,510
Granted
Aug 1, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Establishing secure communications by sending a server certificate message, the certificate message including a first certificate associated with a first encryption algorithm and a second certificate associated with a second encryption algorithm, the first certificate and second certificate bound to each other, signing a first message associated with client-server communications using a first private key, the first private key associated with the first certificate, signing a second message associated with the client-server communications using a second private key, the second private key associated with the second certificate, the second message including the signed first message, and sending a server certificate verify message, the server certificate verify message comprising the signed first message and the signed second message.

Claims (38)

1. A computer implemented method for establishing secure network communications, the method comprising:

sending, by one or more server computer processors, a server certificate message in response to a client hello message, the certificate message comprising a first certificate associated with a first encryption algorithm and a second certificate associated with a second encryption algorithm, the first certificate and second certificate bound to each other;

signing, by the one or more server computer processors, a first message associated with client-server communications using a first private key, the first private key associated with the first certificate;

signing, by the one or more server computer processors, a second message associated with the client-server communications using a second private key, the second private key associated with the second certificate, the second message including the first message;

sending, by the one or more server computer processors in response to receiving the client hello message, a server certificate verify message, the server certificate verify message comprising the first message and the second message;

receiving, by the one or more server computer processors, a client certificate message in response to the server hello message, the client certificate message comprising a third certificate associated with the first encryption algorithm and a fourth certificate associated with the second encryption algorithm, the third certificate and fourth certificate bound to each other; and

receiving, by the one or more server computer processors, a client certificate verify message, the client certificate verify message comprising a third message associated with client-server communications signed using a third private key, the third private key associated with the third certificate, and a fourth message associated with the client-server communications signed using a fourth private key, the fourth private key associated with the fourth certificate, the fourth message including the third message.

2. The computer implemented method according to claim 1 , wherein the first encryption algorithm comprises a lattice-based encryption algorithm.

3. The computer implemented method according to claim 1 , wherein the first message comprises a transcript of client-server messaging.

4. The computer implemented method according to claim 1 , wherein the first certificate and the second certificate have an identical subject name.

5. The computer implemented method according to claim 1 , wherein an attribute of the second certificate comprises a hashed value of the first certificate.

6. The computer implemented method according to claim 1 , further comprising sending, by the one or more server computer processors, data encrypted using the first encryption algorithm.

7. A computer program product for establishing secure network communications, the computer program product comprising one or more computer readable storage devices and collectively stored program instructions on the one or more computer readable storage devices, the stored program instructions comprising:

program instructions to send a server certificate message in response to a client hello message, the certificate message comprising a first certificate associated with a first encryption algorithm and a second certificate associated with a second encryption algorithm, the first certificate and second certificate bound to each other;

program instructions to sign a first message associated with client-server communications using a first private key, the first private key associated with the first certificate;

program instructions to sign a second message associated with the client-server communications using a second private key, the second private key associated with the second certificate, the second message including the first message;

program instructions to send, in response to receiving the client hello message, a server certificate verify message, the server certificate verify message comprising the first message and the second message;

program instructions to receive a client certificate message in response to the server hello message, the client certificate message comprising a third certificate associated with the first encryption algorithm and a fourth certificate associated with the second encryption algorithm, the third certificate and fourth certificate bound to each other; and

program instructions to receive a client certificate verify message, the client certificate verify message comprising a third message associated with client-server communications signed using a third private key, the third private key associated with the third certificate, and a fourth message associated with the client-server communications signed using a fourth private key, the fourth private key associated with the fourth certificate, the fourth message including the third message.

8. The computer program product according to claim 7 , wherein the first encryption algorithm comprises a lattice-based encryption algorithm.

9. The computer program product according to claim 7 , wherein the first message comprises a transcript of client-server messaging.

10. The computer program product according to claim 7 , wherein the first certificate and the second certificate have an identical subject name.

11. The computer program product according to claim 7 , wherein an attribute of the second certificate comprises a hashed value of the first certificate.

12. The computer program product according to claim 7 , the stored program instructions further comprising program instructions to send data encrypted using the first encryption algorithm.

13. A computer system for establishing secure network communications, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;

one or more computer readable storage devices; and

stored program instructions on the one or more computer readable storage devices for execution by the one or more computer processors, the stored program instructions comprising:

program instructions to send a server certificate message in response to a client hello message, the certificate message comprising a first certificate associated with a first encryption algorithm and a second certificate associated with a second encryption algorithm, the first certificate and second certificate bound to each other;

program instructions to sign a first message associated with client-server communications using a first private key, the first private key associated with the first certificate;

program instructions to sign a second message associated with the client-server communications using a second private key, the second private key associated with the second certificate, the second message including the first message;

program instructions to send, in response to receiving the client hello message, a server certificate verify message, the server certificate verify message comprising the first message and the second message;

program instructions to receive a client certificate message in response to the server hello message, the client certificate message comprising a third certificate associated with the first encryption algorithm and a fourth certificate associated with the second encryption algorithm, the third certificate and fourth certificate bound to each other; and

program instructions to receive a client certificate verify message, the client certificate verify message comprising a third message associated with client-server communications signed using a third private key, the third private key associated with the third certificate, and a fourth message associated with the client-server communications signed using a fourth private key, the fourth private key associated with the fourth certificate, the fourth message including the third message.

14. The computer system according to claim 13 , wherein the first encryption algorithm comprises a lattice-based encryption algorithm.

15. The computer system according to claim 13 , wherein the first message comprises a transcript of client-server messaging.

16. The computer system according to claim 13 , wherein the first certificate and the second certificate have an identical subject name.

17. The computer system according to claim 13 , wherein an attribute of the second certificate comprises a hashed value of the first certificate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2020
From: GRAY, MICHAEL W.; MADINENI, NARAYANA ADITYA; MCMAHON, SIMON D.; GREEN, MATTHEW; WALTENBERG, PETER T.
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
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