Out of band key exchange
View Patent ↗Examples of the disclosure provide for a scatter network device. In some examples, the scatter network device includes a non-transitory memory, at least one processor, and a key exchange application stored in the non-transitory memory. When executed by the at least one processor, the key exchange application generates a key exchange request, transmits the key exchange request to a first network endpoint via a first communication band, responsive to transmitting the key exchange request, receives a key exchange response, generates a symmetric encryption key based on the key exchange response, and transmits an authenticated message encrypted via the symmetric encryption key to a second network endpoint via a second communication band.
1 . A scatter network device, comprising:
a non-transitory memory;
at least one processor; and
a key exchange application stored in the non-transitory memory that, when executed by the at least one processor:
generates a key exchange request;
transmits the key exchange request to a first network endpoint via a first communication band;
responsive to transmitting the key exchange request, receives a key exchange response, wherein the key exchange response includes one or more endpoint validation tokens uniquely identifying the scatter network device;
generates a symmetric encryption key based on the key exchange response; and
transmits an authenticated message encrypted via the symmetric encryption key to a second network endpoint via a second communication band, wherein the first communication band and the second band communication are different communication bands.
2 . The scatter network device of claim 1 , wherein the key exchange request and the key exchange response are asymmetrically encrypted.
3 . The scatter network device of claim 2 , wherein the asymmetric encryption of the key exchange request creates a padded uniform random blob.
4 . The scatter network device of claim 2 , wherein the asymmetric encryption of the key exchange response creates a padded uniform random blob.
5 . The scatter network device of claim 1 , wherein the symmetric encryption of the authenticated message creates a padded uniform random blob, and wherein executing the key exchange application further causes the processor to concatenate the authenticated message with one of the one or more endpoint validation tokens.
6 . The scatter network device of claim 1 , wherein the first communication band is a resource constrained communication protocol.
7 . A method of secure data routing, comprising:
receiving, at a first network endpoint, a key exchange request from a client device, the key exchange request being encrypted and including an identifier of the client device and an ephemeral public encryption key of the client device;
decrypting the key exchange request according to a private encryption key of the first network endpoint;
generating a key exchange response, the key exchange response including an ephemeral public encryption key of the first network endpoint and encrypted according to the ephemeral public encryption key of the client device, wherein the generating the key exchange response comprises:
generating one or more endpoint validation tokens; and
associating the one or more endpoint validation tokens with the identifier of the client device, wherein the key exchange response includes the one or more endpoint validation tokens;
transmitting, to the client device, the key exchange response, wherein the key exchange request is received via a first communication band;
generating a shared encryption key based on the private encryption key of the first network endpoint and the ephemeral public encryption key of the client;
storing the shared encryption key with an association to the identifier of the client device in a data store;
receiving, at a second network endpoint via a second communication band, an authenticated message from the client device, the authenticated message being symmetrically encrypted, wherein the first communication band and the second communication band are different communication bands; and
decrypting the authenticated message according to the shared encryption key.
8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the key exchange request is asymmetrically encrypted according to a static public key of the first network endpoint and a private key of the client device, and wherein the key exchange response is asymmetrically encrypted according to a static public key of the client device and the private key of the first network endpoint.
9 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the key exchange response is transmitted via the first communication band.
10 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the key exchange response is transmitted via a third communication band.
11 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising establishing, by the second network endpoint, a secure tunnel with the client device through the second communication band based on the authenticated message.
12 . A computing device, comprising:
a non-transitory memory;
at least one processor; and
a key exchange application stored in the non-transitory memory that, when executed by the at least one processor:
receives an asymmetrically encrypted key exchange request from a client device, the asymmetrically encrypted key exchange request including an identifier of the client device and encrypted according to a static public key of the computing device;
decrypts the asymmetrically encrypted key exchange request according to a private encryption key of the computing device to obtain the identifier of the client device;
generate one or more endpoint validation tokens uniquely identifying the client device;
store the endpoint validation tokens with an association to the client device;
generate an asymmetrically encrypted key exchange response, the asymmetrically encrypted key exchange response encrypted according to a static public key of the client device and including the one or more endpoint validation tokens;
transmits the asymmetrically encrypted key exchange response to the client device; and
generates a symmetric encryption key according to the static public key of the client device and a private key of the computing device, wherein the asymmetrically encrypted key exchange request is received from the client device via a communication band other than a second and different communication band over which the client device transmits authenticated messages which are authenticated according to the symmetric encryption key.
13 . The computing device of claim 12 , wherein executing the key exchange application further causes the processor to store the symmetric encryption key in a data store with an association to the client device.
14 . The computing device of claim 12 , wherein the asymmetrically encrypted key exchange request is received from the client device via a bandwidth constrained communication protocol.
15 . The computing device of claim 12 , wherein the computing device
receives a symmetrically encrypted authenticated message from the client device via the second communication band; and
decrypts the symmetrically encrypted authenticated message according to the symmetric encryption key.