Key Usage Detection (KUD)

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Researcher: Prof Mark Ryan

Research Institution: University of Birmingham

Overview:

Prof Mark Ryan from the University of Birmingham is seeking investors, industry partners, developers and potential users to support the development of a system that monitors the usage of cryptographic keys.

Product:

• System that monitors the usage of cryptographic keys (for both signing and decryption) and can detect unauthorised key usage
• Can provide proofs if/when a specific key has been compromised as a result of an attack and allow for the key to be revoked

Market:

• Users of online systems that utilise cryptographic keys

Benefits:

• Alleviates the process of verifying and/or replacing keys in the event of an attack
• Able to detect unauthorised usage of undisclosed (secret) cryptographic keys
• Can complement key escrow authorities in order to detect cryptographic key abuses

Partners:

Investors, industry partners, developers and potential users are sought to support the development of KUD.

Contact Details:

Email Prof Mark Ryan at m.d.ryan@cs.bham.ac.uk

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