Patent ID: 8009829
Filing Date: 2011-08-30
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for deploying a suite of advanced cryptographic algorithms, the method comprising: I. configuring at least one processor to perform the functions of: a. providing a legacy cryptographic interface that is associated with a legacy operating system and a legacy application, and supports a suite of legacy cryptographic algorithms; b. providing a suite of advanced cryptographic algorithms that includes one or more processes selected from the group consisting of an advanced asymmetric key algorithm, an advanced symmetric key algorithm, and an advanced hash function; c. providing an advanced cryptographic interface that is: d. transparently augmenting the legacy cryptographic algorithms by automatically substituting the suite of advanced cryptographic algorithms through one or more processes, e. wherein invocation of the advanced cryptographic interface at the time of an initial performance of an operation is selected from the group consisting of encrypting an item, hashing the item, digitally signing the hash of the item, digitally signing the item itself, decrypting the item, re-hashing the item, validating the digital signature of the item and validating the digital signature of the hash of the item.