Patent ID: 6098170
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for storing a data element from a first resource in a first-in, first-out queue, at a second resource, comprising the steps of:a. signing a data element X.sub.N+1 and a signature S.sub.Q =S[N]=S(X.sub.N,S(X.sub.N-1,S(X.sub.N-2,S( . . . S(X.sub.1,S(initial)) . . . ) at a first resource to obtain a signature S[X.sub.N+1,S[N]], where N is an integer and S(initial) is any arbitrary initial value;b. sending the data element X.sub.N+1 and the signature S[X.sub.N+1,S [N]] from the first resource to the second resource to be stored in the queue at the second resource; andc. storing the signature S[X.sub.N+1,S[N]] as the new value for S.sub.Q.