Patent ID: 6948074
Filing Date: 2005-09-20
Classification: H04L,Y04S

Abstract:
1. In a computer network with a plurality of network devices, a method for distributed generation of unique random numbers for digital cookies, comprising the steps of: generating a first portion of a x-bit digital cookie on a first network device on the computer network based on an x-bit bit mask template sent to the first network device from a second network device on the computer network; sending a first message to request a second portion of the x-bit digital cookie from the second network device, wherein the first message includes the first portion of the x-bit digital cookie; receiving a first response from the second network device wherein the first response includes a second portion of the x-bit digital cookie from the second network device, and wherein the second network device generates potential x-bit digital cookies using the first portion of the x-bit digital cookie from the first network device and a second portion of the x-bit digital cookie generated on the second network device until the second network device generates a potential x-bit digital cookie that is not in use on the computer network; generating a complete x-bit digital cookie on the first network device using the first portion of the x-bit digital cookie and the second portion of the x-bit digital cookie, wherein the complete x-bit digital cookie is not in use on the computer network.