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US 11,483,145 · App. 16/761,600 · Granted Oct 25, 2022

Key exchange device, key exchange system, key exchange method, and key exchange program for exchanging a key with another device

Inventors: Masahiro Matsui (Musashino, JP); Yuki Okano (Musashino, JP); Tetsutaro Kobayashi (Musashino, JP); Reo Yoshida (Musashino, JP)
Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
H04L9/0861H04L9/0631H04L9/085H04L9/3242H04L63/061
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Patent No.
US 11,483,145
App. No.
16/761,600
Granted
Oct 25, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A key exchange device is provided that includes: a shared secret key storage in which shared secret information mk i k which is information different from a secret key of the key exchange device is stored; an authentication information addition unit that generates authentication information σ i , by which authentication is performed and falsification is detected, for key exchange information e i , which is output to the outside, by using the shared secret information mk i k ; and an authentication information verification unit that receives key exchange information e s and authentication information σ s corresponding to the key exchange information e s from the outside, verifies the authentication information σ s using the shared secret information mk i k , and, if the authentication information σ s is not successfully verified, stops a key exchange, and the shared secret information mk i k is a value that is used in a generation process in a key exchange.

Claims (51)

1. A key exchange device comprising:

processing circuitry and a memory, wherein

on an assumption that i≠s, j is the number of times a key exchange is performed, and k is any one of integers greater than or equal to 0 and less than j,

in the memory shared secret information mk i k which is information different from a secret key of the key exchange device is stored;

the processing circuitry is configured to:

generates authentication information σ i , by which authentication is performed and falsification is detected, for key exchange information e i , which is output to an outside, by using the shared secret information mk i k ; and

receive key exchange information e s and authentication information σ s corresponding to the key exchange information e s from the outside, verify the authentication information σ s using the shared secret information mk i k , and, if the authentication information σ s is not successfully verified, stop a key exchange,

the shared secret information mk i k is a value that is used in a generation process in a key exchange,

in the memory a secret key of the key exchange device is stored, and

the processing circuitry is configured to obtain shared secret information mk i i using related information x, which is generated in a course of a key exchange, the secret key, and the shared secret information mk i k .

2. The key exchange device according to claim 1 , wherein

the shared secret information is a MAC key or an AES key, and

when receiving the key exchange information e s from the outside and outputting the key exchange information e i to the outside, the key exchange device performs processing based on a KY protocol.

3. A key exchange system comprising:

a key exchange server device comprising processing circuitry and memory; and

n key exchange devices i each comprising processing circuitry and memory, wherein

on an assumption that i ≠s, i=1, 2, . . . , n, j is the number of times a key exchange is performed, and k is any one of integers greater than or equal to 0 and less than j,

in the memory of the key exchange device i shared secret information mk i k which is information different from a secret key of the key exchange device i is stored,

the processing circuitry of the key exchange device i is configured to:

generate authentication information σ i , by which authentication is performed and falsification is detected, for key exchange information e 1 , which is output to an outside, by using the shared secret information mk i k , and

receive key exchange information e s_i and authentication information σ s_i corresponding to the key exchange information e s_i from the outside, verify the authentication information σ s_i using the shared secret information mk i k , and, if the authentication information σ s_i is not successfully verified, stop a key exchange, and

in the memory of the key exchange device i a secret key of the key exchange device i is stored, and

the processing circuitry of the key exchange device i is configured to obtain shared secret information mk i j using related information x, which is generated in a course of a key exchange, the secret key, and the shared secret information mk i k , and

in the memory of the key exchange server shared secret information mk 1 k , . . . , mk n k which is information different from a secret key of the key exchange server device is stored,

the processing circuitry of the key exchange server is configured to:

generates authentication information σ s_1 , . . . , σ s_n , by which authentication is performed and falsification is detected, for key exchange information e s_1 , . . . , e s_n , which is output to the outside, by using the shared secret information mk 1 k , mk n k , and

receives key exchange information e l , . . . , e n and authentication information σ l , . . . , σ n corresponding to the key exchange information e 1 , . . . , e n from the outside, verify the authentication information σ 1 , . . . , σ n using the shared secret information mk i k , mk n k , and, if certain authentication information is not successfully verified, stops a key exchange which is performed between the key exchange server device and a key exchange device whose authentication information has not been successfully verified.

4. The key exchange system according to claim 3 , wherein

the shared secret information is a MAC key or an AES key, and

when receiving the key exchange information e 1 , . . . , e n from the outside and outputting the key exchange information e s 1 , . . . , e s n to the outside, the key exchange system performs processing based on a KY protocol.

5. A key exchange method that uses a key exchange device that includes processing circuitry and memory,

on an assumption that i≠s, j is the number of times a key exchange is performed, k is any one of integers greater than or equal to 0 and less than j, and, in the memory of the key exchange device, shared secret information mk i k which is information different from a secret key of the key exchange device is stored,

the key exchange method comprising:

an authentication information addition step in which the processing circuitry of the key exchange device generates authentication information σ i , by which authentication is performed and falsification is detected, for key exchange information e i , which is output to an outside, by using the shared secret information mk i k ; and

an authentication information verification step in which the processing circuitry of the key exchange device receives key exchange information e s and authentication information σ s corresponding to the key exchange information e s from the outside, verifies the authentication information σ s using the shared secret information mk i k , and, if the authentication information σ s is not successfully verified, stops a key exchange, wherein

the shared secret information mk i k is a value that is used in a generation process in a key exchange,

in the memory a secret key of the key exchange device is stored, and

the key exchange method comprises a shared secret key sharing step in which the processing circuitry of the key exchange device obtains shared secret information mk i j using related information x, which is generated in a course of a key exchange, the secret key, and the shared secret information mk i k .

6. A key exchange method that uses a key exchange server device that includes processing circuitry and memory and n key exchange devices i that each include processing circuitry and memory,

on an assumption that i≠s, i=1, 2, . . . , n, j is the number of times a key exchange is performed, k is any one of integers greater than or equal to 0 and less than j, in the memory shared secret key storage of each key exchange device i, shared secret information mk i k which is information different from a secret key of the key exchange device i is stored, and, in the memory of the key exchange server device, shared secret information mk i k , mk n k which is information different from a secret key of the key exchange server device is stored,

the key exchange method comprising:

an initial shared secret key sharing step in which the processing circuitry of the key exchange server device and the processing circuitry of the n key exchange devices i share the shared secret information mk i k ;

an authentication information addition step in which the processing circuitry of the key exchange device i generates authentication information σ i , by which authentication is performed and falsification is detected, for key exchange information e i which is output to an outside, by using the shared secret information mk i k ;

a second authentication information verification step in which the processing circuitry of the key exchange server device receives key exchange information e l , . . . , e n and authentication information σ l , . . . , σ n corresponding to the key exchange information e l , . . . , e n from the outside, verifies the authentication information σ l , . . . , σ n using the shared secret information mk i k , , mk n k , and, if certain authentication information is not successfully verified, stops a key exchange which is performed between the key exchange server device and a key exchange device whose authentication information has not been successfully verified;

a second authentication information addition step in which the processing circuitry of the key exchange server device generates authentication information σ s_1 , . . . , σ s_n , by which authentication is performed and falsification is detected, for key exchange information e s_1 , . . . , e s_n , which is output to the outside, by using the shared secret information mk i k , mk n k ; and

an authentication information verification step in which the processing circuitry of the key exchange device i receives key exchange information e s_i and authentication information σ s_i corresponding to the key exchange information e s_i from the outside, verifies the authentication information σ s_i using the shared secret information mk i k , and, if the authentication information σ s_i , is not successfully verified, stops a key exchange, wherein

the shared secret information mk i k is a value that is used in a generation process in a key exchange,

in the memory of the key exchange device i a secret key of the key exchange device i is stored, and

the key exchange method comprises a shared secret key sharing step in which the processing circuitry of the key exchange device i obtains shared secret information mk i j using related information x, which is generated in a course of a key exchange, the secret key, and the shared secret information mk i k .

7. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a key exchange program for making a computer function as the key exchange device according to claim 1 .

8. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a key exchange program for making a computer function as the key exchange device according to claim 2 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 22, 2020
From: MATSUI, MASAHIRO; OKANO, YUKI; KOBAYASHI, TETSUTARO; YOSHIDA, REO
To: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 054139/0699 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-217291 · Nov 10, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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