Patents by Inventor Zhenfu Cao

Zhenfu Cao 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: 8738914
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method and apparatus for reducing the parameter transmission bandwidth. The parameter sender reduces the values of the parameters before sending the parameters to the parameter receiver. This scheme reduces the bandwidth consumed during parameter transmission, thus makes the transmission more efficient. The embodiment of the present disclosure also discloses a method for key exchange. This method reduces the values of the transmission parameters before sending the transmission parameters. This saves the bandwidth compared with the protocol in the prior art. Besides, the embodiment of the present disclosure discloses a system for key exchange. The parameter sender sends the transmission parameters to the bandwidth processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shanghai Jiaotong University
    Inventors: Zhenfu Cao, Xiaolei Dong, Jun Shao, Jiwei Wei
  • Patent number: 8510556
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure disclose an authentication method, a system, a server, and a user node are disclosed herein. The method includes: generating, by a server, a server session key according to the identity information, at least one login information parameter, and the validity period included in the login information, generating at least one session key parameter of a user node according to the generator point of the algebraic curve, and sending at least one session key parameter of the user node to the user node; generating, by the user node, a user node session key according to at least one session key parameter of the user node; performing, by the server and the user node, mutual authentication according to the session keys. The authentication solution under the present disclosure is simple and practicable, and is also applicable to authenticating the user node in a grid computing platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhenfu Cao, Xiaolei Dong, Rongxing Lu, Jiwei Wei
  • Patent number: 8290154
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for key generation, encryption and decryption in broadcast encryption. A public parameter and a primary key based on a first random number are generated. For each of leaf nodes in a binary tree, a right key set of the leaf node is calculated, the right key set including a right key of the leaf node and right keys of right brother nodes for all the nodes on a path from a root node to the leaf node. A left key set of the leaf node is calculated, the left key set including a left key of the leaf node and left keys of left brother nodes for all the nodes on the path. The sum of the second and third random numbers equals to the first random number. The second random number is different for different subscribers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Zhenfu Cao, Huang Lin, Xiaolei Dong, Xiaohui Liang, Dongsheng Xing
  • Publication number: 20100272260
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for key generation, encryption and decryption in broadcast encryption. A public parameter and a primary key based on a first random number are generated. For each of leaf nodes in a binary tree, a right key set of the leaf node is calculated, the right key set including a right key of the leaf node and right keys of right brother nodes for all the nodes on a path from a root node to the leaf node. A left key set of the leaf node is calculated, the left key set including a left key of the leaf node and left keys of left brother nodes for all the nodes on the path. The sum of the second and third random numbers equals to the first random number. The second random number is different for different subscribers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zhenfu Cao, Huang Lin, Xiaolei Dong, Xiaohui Liang, Dongsheng Xing
  • Patent number: 7769999
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and system for remote password based authentication using smart cards for accessing a communications network. The disclosed method does not require a remote authentication sever to maintain a table of passwords for all users. The disclosed method and system also support mutual authentication. It not only prevents the illegal use of system resources by an impersonator, the user can also authenticate the identity of the remote authentication server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhenfu Cao, Xiaolei Dong, Zhenchuan Chai, Zhibin Zheng, Jiwei Wei
  • Publication number: 20090307492
    Abstract: A bidirectional authentication method, a system, and a network device, that relates to network information security are provided. The method may include: a network device configured to generate an inspection parameter according to a public key of the peer network device and a private key of the network device, the public key and the private key of the network device being generated according to an identifier of the network device. The network device may perform reciprocal authentication according to the inspection parameter generated by the network device and an inspection parameter sent by the peer network device. A system and a network device for bidirectional authentication are also provided herein. As such, extra calculation caused by certificate authentication may be reduced, and thus provide a more secure and reliable system having a simplified key management.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Zhenfu CAO, Xiaolei DONG, Rongxing LU, Zhenchuan CHAI, Jiwei WEI
  • Publication number: 20090271628
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method and apparatus for reducing the parameter transmission bandwidth. The parameter sender reduces the values of the parameters before sending the parameters to the parameter receiver. This scheme reduces the bandwidth consumed during parameter transmission, thus makes the transmission more efficient. The embodiment of the present disclosure also discloses a method for key exchange. This method reduces the values of the transmission parameters before sending the transmission parameters. This saves the bandwidth compared with the protocol in the prior art. Besides, the embodiment of the present disclosure discloses a system for key exchange. The parameter sender sends the transmission parameters to the bandwidth processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Zhenfu Cao, Xiaolei Dong, Jun Shao, Jiwei Wei
  • Publication number: 20090271624
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure disclose an authentication method, a system, a server, and a user node are disclosed herein. The method includes: generating, by a server, a server session key according to the identity information, at least one login information parameter, and the validity period included in the login information, generating at least one session key parameter of a user node according to the generator point of the algebraic curve, and sending at least one session key parameter of the user node to the user node; generating, by the user node, a user node session key according to at least one session key parameter of the user node; performing, by the server and the user node, mutual authentication according to the session keys. The authentication solution under the present disclosure is simple and practicable, and is also applicable to authenticating the user node in a grid computing platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Zhenfu Cao, Xiaolei Dong, Rongxing Lu, Jiwei Wei
  • Publication number: 20080016333
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and system for remote password based authentication using smart cards for accessing a communications network. The disclosed method does not require a remote authentication sever to maintain a table of passwords for all users. The disclosed method and system also support mutual authentication. It not only prevents the illegal use of system resources by an impersonator, the user can also authenticate the identity of the remote authentication server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventors: Zhenfu Cao, Xiaolei Dong, Zhenchuan Chai, Zhibin Zheng, Jiwei Wei