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SPYRUS Media Contact:
Tom Dickens
Chief Operating Officer
Phone: +1 (408) 953-0700
tdickens@spyrus.com
SPYRUS Announces Patent For Enforcing Access to a Computing Resource using a Licensing Attribute Certificate
San Jose, Calif. – June 14, 2005 - SPYRUS Inc., the Global Information Assurance Company, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted U.S. Patent No. 6,904,523 for technology that enforces access to a computing resource using a Licensing Attribute Certificate. The patent was awarded on June 7, 2005. This invention is also patented by SPYRUS in Australia (Australian Patent No. 776027, issued December 9, 2004). This patent adds to SPYRUS’ broad patent portfolio in the United States and abroad that already includes a series of patents that provides secure authentication, conditional access, secure protection, and rights management of digital contents being communicated through any media.
This particular invention provides a method for enforcing access by a computer application to a computing resource controlled by a trusted computing base, using standards-based public key techniques. The invention uses strong authentication to enforce that access control. The invention thus overcomes the complexities in the data exchanges involved in previous systems. The invention also provides strong authentication in the use of a computing resource by a computer application, and eliminates the security risks particularly associated with systems which implement secret key approaches. The invention also provides a method for tracking usage of a computing resource using a licensing attribute certificate certificate. Further, the invention provides a method for allowing computer application developers to control access to their products via use of a licensing attribute certificate. In addition, the invention provides a method for restricting the usage of a computing resource to authorized functions.
This invention is the basis for certain unique proprietary features of the SPYRUS Signal Identity Manager™ and PKI System that enable control of the operation and expansion upgradability of field installed PKI systems and for customizing operation of the system and the use of the generated digital certificates to be optimized to reflect the business processes of each customer.
About SPYRUS
SPYRUS, Inc, is a privately held U.S. corporation headquartered in San Jose, California, with offices in Canada and Australia. Since its inception in 1992, SPYRUS has specialized in cryptographic services utilizing high assurance devices to publish, distribute, and provide access control for electronic data. SPYRUS’ mission is to set the standard for the new era of multinational information sharing and long term data protection. Further information is available at www.spyrus.com.
SPYRUS Media Contact:
Tom Dickens
Chief Operating Officer
Phone: +1 (408) 953-0700
tdickens@spyrus.com
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