METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FINDING SHARED SECRET WITHOUT COMPROMISING NON-SHARED SECRET

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and a device for finding a shared secret without compromising non-shared secrets.;SOLUTION: The method for finding a shared secret hashes first information associated with a first entity coupled to a communication channel to form a first hashed secret, hashes second information associated with a second entity coupled to the communication channel to form a second hashed secret, sends the first hashed secret to the second entity via the communication channel, and compares the first and second hashed secrets.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT