US 12,289,300 B2
Secure pairing of devices
Christopher Steffen, Rochester, MN (US); Chad Albertson, Rochester, MN (US); Nicholas Ollerich, Rochester, MN (US); and Eric J. Campbell, Rochester, MN (US)
Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed by International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed on Dec. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/539,956.
Application 18/539,956 is a continuation of application No. 18/149,218, filed on Jan. 3, 2023, granted, now 11,902,263.
Application 18/149,218 is a continuation of application No. 16/919,489, filed on Jul. 2, 2020, granted, now 11,570,156, issued on Jan. 31, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0163266 A1, May 16, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 9/08 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 63/0442 (2013.01) [H04L 9/0866 (2013.01); H04L 9/0897 (2013.01); H04L 63/0876 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for securely pairing devices, the method comprising:
burning a first encryption key into an encryption module on a first device, the first encryption key corresponding to a first decryption key, the first decryption key burned into a second device, the first device configured to encrypt communication to the second device using the first encryption key burned into the encryption module; and
burning a second decryption key into a decryption module on the first device, the second decryption key corresponding to a second encryption key burned into the second device, the first device configured to decrypt communication from the second device using the second encryption key burned into the decryption module, wherein the first encryption key is different from the second encryption key, and wherein the first decryption key is different from the second decryption key.