Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a system for inscribing and securely storing cryptographic keys on a physical medium, and to a corresponding physical medium, comprising the following steps: from a first management entity (31), generating (1) a first pair of asymmetric cryptographic keys comprising a first user public key (pub1) and a first user private key (priv1), inscribing (2) the first user private key (priv1) onto a physical medium, and affixing (4) a first tamper-evident concealing element (hol1) to the physical medium in order to conceal the first user private key (priv1) and seal same, said first user private key (priv1) being accessible only by visibly breaking said first tamper-evident concealing element (hol1); from the second management entity (32), generating (6) a second pair of asymmetric cryptographic keys comprising a second user public key (pub2) and a second user private key (priv2), inscribing (7) the second user private key (priv2) onto the physical medium and affixing (9
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 3, 2022
Date of Patent:
November 21, 2023
Assignee:
COINPLUS, INC.
Inventors:
Yves-Laurent Kayan, Benoit Bertholon, Christian Bodt
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a system for inscribing and securely storing cryptographic keys on a physical medium, and to a corresponding physical medium, comprising the following steps: from a first management entity (31), generating (1) a first pair of asymmetric cryptographic keys comprising a first user public key (pub1) and a first user private key (priv1), inscribing (2) the first user private key (priv1) onto a physical medium, and affixing (4) a first tamper-evident concealing element (hol1) to the physical medium in order to conceal the first user private key (priv1) and seal same, said first user private key (priv1) being accessible only by visibly breaking said first tamper-evident concealing element (hol1); from the second management entity (32), generating (6) a second pair of asymmetric cryptographic keys comprising a second user public key (pub2) and a second user private key (priv2), inscribing (7) the second user private key (priv2) onto the physical medium and affixing (9
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 3, 2022
Publication date:
January 26, 2023
Applicant:
COINPLUS, INC.
Inventors:
Yves-Laurent KAYAN, Benoit BERTHOLON, Christian BODT
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a system for inscribing and securely storing cryptographic keys on a physical medium, and to a corresponding physical medium, comprising the following steps: from a first management entity (31), generating (1) a first pair of asymmetric cryptographic keys comprising a first user public key (pub1) and a first user private key (priv1), inscribing (2) the first user private key (priv1) onto a physical medium, and affixing (4) a first tamper-evident concealing element (hol1) to the physical medium in order to conceal the first user private key (priv1) and seal same, said first user private key (priv1) being accessible only by visibly breaking said first tamper-evident concealing element (hol1); from the second management entity (32), generating (6) a second pair of asymmetric cryptographic keys comprising a second user public key (pub2) and a second user private key (priv2), inscribing (7) the second user private key (priv2) onto the physical medium and affixing (9
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 25, 2018
Date of Patent:
October 4, 2022
Assignee:
COINPLUS, INC.
Inventors:
Yves-Laurent Kayan, BenoƮt Bertholon, Christian Bodt