Patent ID: 8499154
Filing Date: 2013-07-30
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for establishing a secure connection between a remote device and a vehicle communication system deployed onboard a vehicle, the vehicle communication system (VCS), the method comprising: receiving, at the VSC, a root certificate and a quasi-private key generated by a trusted entity, the quasi-private key mathematically corresponding to a quasi-public key; storing the root certificate and the quasi-private key on a memory of the vehicle communication system, the quasi-private key are also stored on a plurality of other vehicles in addition to the vehicle on which the vehicle communication system is deployed; generating, by the VSC, an asymmetric key pair including a vehicle public key and a vehicle private key mathematically corresponding to the vehicle public key; providing, by the VSC, the generated vehicle public key and descriptive data uniquely identifying the vehicle communication system to the trusted entity during production of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle public key and the descriptive data are associated and stored in a vehicle public key database accessible by other devices; generating, by the VSC, a vehicle public key certificate comprising the vehicle public key and a digital signature signed using the quasi-private key; performing a mutual authentication procedure by