Patents by Inventor Randall Atkinson

Randall Atkinson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Intermediate network authentication
    Patent number: 5511122
    Abstract: An internetwork authentication method is provided for verifying a sending host by a receiving host or an intermediate router or gateway. The method comprises the steps of: obtaining a network address and a public key of a receiving host; utilizing the public key from the receiving host in combination with a private key of the originating host to generate a cryptographic signature; transmitting the signature along with data through a first subnetwork in at least one packet; receiving at least one packet at the receiving host; and the receiving host utilizing a private key of said receiving host site and a public key of said originating host to verify said cryptographic signature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1996
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Randall Atkinson