G06F 21/445
By mutual authentication
Official title: {by mutual authentication, e.g. between devices or programs}
G06F21/445 (By mutual authentication) appears on 1,319 US grants and 1,503 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Device and method for performing authentication in wireless power transmission system29 Sep 2026US 12,750,092 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Systems and methods for securely pairing a transmitting device with a receiving device22 Sep 2026US 12,745,075 B2Capital One Services, LLC
- Device protection using pre-execution command interception and evaluation8 Sep 2026US 12,730,876 B2Dell Products L. P.
- System and method for performing on-boarding of end devices of vehicles11 Aug 2026US 12,703,324 B2Wipro Limited
- Processing method, device, and storage medium7 Jul 2026US 12,675,564 B2Shenzhen Transsion Holdings Co., Ltd.
- Enterprise controlled authentication27 Aug 2026US 2026/0254656 A1Visa International Service Association
- Implementing multi-party authorizations to thwart a ransomware attack13 Aug 2026US 2026/0236572 A1Nutanix, Inc.
- Method and system for enhancing security of a system13 Aug 2026US 2026/0238471 A1Marvell Asia Pte Ltd
- Reader and encryption device binding with computer6 Aug 2026US 2026/0230320 A1Visa International Service Association
- Multi-tier compute architecture2 Jul 2026US 2026/0186874 A1Openchip & Software Technologies S.L.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Digital content distribution, transmission and protection system and method, and portable device for use therewith602US 6,697,944 B1Microsoft Corporation · 2004
- Roving software license for a hardware agent593US 5,473,692 AIntel Corporation · 1995
- Physical presence digital authentication system591US 6,607,136 B1BeepCard Ltd. · 2003
- Media content protection utilizing public key cryptography501US 6,550,011 B1Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L. P. · 2003
- Photographic products and methods employing embedded information480US 5,822,436 ADigimarc Corporation · 1998