REDWOOD CITY, CA - Authernative Inc. announced in a press release that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted the company its patent for a communication session encryption and authentication system.
The newly issued US Patent No. 7,506,161 titled “Communication session encryption and authentication system” describes a new encryption key management system integrated with a two-factor authentication protocol.
This system provides for mutual authentication of the connected parties in a client-server architecture which results in a secure distribution of secret session-only random symmetric encryption keys that are generated at the server and distributed to clients.
The advantages of Authernative’s newly-patented authentication system are many-fold. Strong mutual authentication assures identification and verification of the parties who are communicating with each other.
The patent’s Message Encrypt/Decrypt Iterative Authentication (MEDIA) protocol achieves mutual authentication while assuring that the parties’ actual shared secrets (authentication credentials) never cross un-trusted communication lines.
Authernative’s latest patent adds to the company’s patent portfolio solidifying the company’s ability to provide innovative, secure and cost-effective user authentication and embedded encryption key management solutions.
Authernative is a leading provider of innovative software security solutions offering identity and access management capabilities including authentication, authorization, administration, and auditing.
