Patents by Inventor Sohail H. Malik

Sohail H. Malik 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).

  • Method and apparatus for managing keys for cryptographic operations
    Patent number: 6839437
    Abstract: A cryptographic system for use in a data processing system. The system includes a security layer and a plurality of cryptographic routines, wherein the plurality of cryptographic routines are accessed through the security layer. Also included is a keystore and a keystore application program interface layer coupled to the security layer. The keystore application program interface layer receives a call from an application to perform a cryptographic operation, identifies a routine, calls the routine to perform the cryptographic operation, receives a result from the routine, and returns the result to the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael A. Crane, Sohail H. Malik, John Clay Richard Wray