Patent ID: 8769288
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for forming a discoverable security association between a first computing device and a second computing device, comprising: obtaining, by the first computing device, an application program comprising a pseudo-random number generator from a fourth computing device, the application program being provisioned with a seed, the seed being associated with an identifier associated with the first computing device; and using, by the first computing device, the pseudo-random number generator to generate a secret that is used by the first computing device to compute a key for use in securing communications with the second computing device; wherein the secret is re-computable based on knowledge of the seed and the key is re-computable based on knowledge of the secret such that a third computing device is configured to use the re-computed key to intercept communications between the first computing device and the second computing device unbeknownst to the first computing device and the second computing device; wherein the second computing device does not have knowledge of the seed or the secret; and wherein the third computing device comprises an intercepting server and the fourth computing device comprises a server operated by a provider.