Patents by Inventor Catherine Helen Gebotys

Catherine Helen Gebotys 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).

  • Patent number: 8638944
    Abstract: A countermeasure for differential power analysis attacks on computing devices. The countermeasure includes the definition of a set of split mask values. The split mask values are applied to a key value used in conjunction with a masked table defined with reference to a table mask value. The set of n split mask values are defined by randomly generating n?1 split mask values and defining an nth split mask value by exclusive or'ing the table mask value with the n?1 randomly generated split mask values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventor: Catherine Helen Gebotys
  • Patent number: 8619985
    Abstract: For a defined cryptographic process including an original substitution table, split masked substitution tables are provided to resist cryptographic attacks. The split masked substitution tables are defined with reference to a set of random value data words and a mask value. An entry in the split masked substitution tables is defined by selecting bits from the corresponding entry in the original masked substitution table, as masked by the corresponding one of the set of random value data words and by selecting bits from the corresponding one of the set of random value data words as masked by the mask value. The split masked substitution tables are usable in a modified cryptographic process based on the defined cryptographic process to permit a masked output to be generated. The split masked substitution tables are refreshed by each entry in the tables being refreshed upon access during execution of the modified cryptographic process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventor: Catherine Helen Gebotys
  • Publication number: 20130016834
    Abstract: A countermeasure for differential power analysis attacks on computing devices. The countermeasure includes the definition of a set of split mask values. The split mask values are applied to a key value used in conjunction with a masked table defined with reference to a table mask value. The set of n split mask values are defined by randomly generating n?1 split mask values and defining an nth split mask value by exclusive or'ing the table mask value with the n?1 randomly generated split mask values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventor: Catherine Helen GEBOTYS
  • Patent number: 8325928
    Abstract: A countermeasure for differential power analysis attacks on computing devices. The countermeasure includes the definition of a set of split mask values. The split mask values are applied to a key value used in conjunction with a masked table defined with reference to a table mask value. The set of n split mask values are defined by randomly generating n?1 split mask values and defining an nth split mask value by exclusive or'ing the table mask value with the n?1 randomly generated split mask values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventor: Catherine Helen Gebotys
  • Patent number: 8184806
    Abstract: Tables are defined to permit output masking for table look-ups to be carried out to resist power analysis attacks on cryptographic operations. A set of individually defined random values is used to mask each entry in a substitution table, defining a masked substitution table. A mask table is also defined such that the values of each entry, masked with the corresponding random value, is the value of a fixed mask. The masked substitution tables and the mask tables may be used in cryptographic operations to permit the output of table look-ups to be masked, without directly using the fixed mask value in the computations of the cryptographic operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventor: Catherine Helen Gebotys
  • Publication number: 20110261958
    Abstract: For a defined cryptographic process including an original substitution table, split masked substitution tables are provided to resist cryptographic attacks. The split masked substitution tables are defined with reference to a set of random value data words and a mask value. An entry in the split masked substitution tables is defined by selecting bits from the corresponding entry in the original masked substitution table, as masked by the corresponding one of the set of random value data words and by selecting bits from the corresponding one of the set of random value data words as masked by the mask value. The split masked substitution tables are usable in a modified cryptographic process based on the defined cryptographic process to permit a masked output to be generated. The split masked substitution tables are refreshed by each entry in the tables being refreshed upon access during execution of the modified cryptographic process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventor: Catherine Helen GEBOTYS
  • Publication number: 20110064225
    Abstract: A countermeasure for differential power analysis attacks on computing devices. The countermeasure includes the definition of a set of split mask values. The split mask values are applied to a key value used in conjunction with a masked table defined with reference to a table mask value. The set of n split mask values are defined by randomly generating n?1 split mask values and defining an nth split mask value by exclusive or'ing the table mask value with the n?1 randomly generated split mask values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventor: Catherine Helen GEBOTYS
  • Patent number: 7899190
    Abstract: A countermeasure for differential power analysis attacks on computing devices. The countermeasure includes the definition of a set of split mask values. The split mask values are applied to a key value used in conjunction with a masked table defined with reference to a table mask value. The set of n split mask values are defined by randomly generating n?1 split mask values and defining an nth split mask value by exclusive or'ing the table mask value with the n?1 randomly generated split mask values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Research in Motion Limited
    Inventor: Catherine Helen Gebotys
  • Publication number: 20110033043
    Abstract: Tables are defined to permit output masking for table look-ups to be carried out to resist power analysis attacks on cryptographic operations. A set of individually defined random values is used to mask each entry in a substitution table, defining a masked substitution table. A mask table is also defined such that the values of each entry, masked with the corresponding random value, is the value of a fixed mask. The masked substitution tables and the mask tables may be used in cryptographic operations to permit the output of table look-ups to be masked, without directly using the fixed mask value in the computations of the cryptographic operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventor: Catherine Helen GEBOTYS
  • Patent number: 7848514
    Abstract: Tables are defined to permit output masking for table look-ups to be carried out to resist power analysis attacks on cryptographic operations. A set of individually defined random values is used to mask each entry in a substitution table, defining a masked substitution table. A mask table is also defined such that the values of each entry, masked with the corresponding random value, is the value of a fixed mask. The masked substitution tables and the mask tables may be used in cryptographic operations to permit the output of table look-ups to be masked, without directly using the fixed mask value in the computations of the cryptographic operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventor: Catherine Helen Gebotys
  • Patent number: 7778419
    Abstract: Countermeasures for differential power or electromagnetic analysis attacks are provided with the definition and use of key encryption masks and masked substitution tables in a cryptographic process. Different key encryption masks and masked substitution tables are applied to different portions of masked keys used in the cryptographic process and are rotated as the cryptographic operations are carried out. The rotation of the key encryption masks and the masked substitution tables is non-uniform. Input and output masking for the substitution tables is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventor: Catherine Helen Gebotys
  • Patent number: 7720225
    Abstract: For a defined cryptographic process including an original substitution table, split masked substitution tables are provided to resist cryptographic attacks. The split masked substitution tables are defined with reference to a set of random value data words and a mask value. An entry in the split masked substitution tables is defined by selecting bits from the corresponding entry in the original masked substitution table, as masked by the corresponding one of the set of random value data words and by selecting bits from the corresponding one of the set of random value data words as masked by the mask value. The split masked substitution tables are usable in a modified cryptographic process based on the defined cryptographic process to permit a masked output to be generated. The split masked substitution tables are refreshed by each entry in the tables being refreshed upon access during execution of the modified cryptographic process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventor: Catherine Helen Gebotys