Application-specific cryptographic keys from network authentication patent
Summary
The European Patent Office published Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.'s patent application EP4107904A1 for an apparatus and method of generating application-specific cryptographic keys derived from network access authentication. The invention enables secure authentication mechanisms for individual applications using keys generated during network access procedures.
What changed
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Korea) has been granted European Patent EP4107904A1 for a method and apparatus that generates application-specific cryptographic keys by deriving keys from network access authentication. The technology, classified under H04L 9/08, H04L 9/32, H04W 12/041, and H04W 12/08, allows individual applications to receive unique cryptographic keys during network authentication processes.
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Source document (simplified)
APPARATUS AND METHOD OF GENERATING APPLICATION SPECIFIC KEYS USING KEY DERIVED FROM NETWORK ACCESS AUTHENTICATION
Publication EP4107904A1 Kind: A1 Mar 25, 2026
Applicants
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventors
SASI, Nivedya Parambath, RAJADURAI, Rajavelsamy, RAJENDRAN, Rohini
IPC Classifications
H04L 9/08 20060101AFI20230623BHEP H04L 9/32 20060101ALI20230623BHEP H04W 12/041 20210101ALI20230623BHEP H04W 12/08 20210101ALI20230623BHEP
Designated States
AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
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