Embedding cryptographically signed data in uniform resource names of a network protocol
AssigneeBitsy Services LLC
InventorPaul Reinholdtsen
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for embedding cryptographically signed data in URNs of a network protocol. In embodiments described herein, uniform resource name (URN) for a request is generated through a network protocol where the URN includes a public key and a representation of the request. A signature is computed using a public-key signature algorithm based on the URN and/or any content data associated with the request using a private key associated with the public key. A signed URN is generated including the URN and the signature. The signed URN is then stored along with any content data associated with the request.
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A computer-implemented method comprising:
- generating a uniform resource name (URN) for a request through a network protocol, the URN comprising a public key and a representation of the request, wherein the request comprises Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) basic authentication (basic auth) and at least one of a PUT operation or a GET operation, the network protocol is HTTP, and the representation of the request is stored as metadata of the URN;
- computing, using a public-key signature algorithm, a signature based on the URN using a private key associated with the public key;
- generating a signed URN comprising the URN and the signature;
- and
- causing storing of the signed URN.
One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having a plurality of executable instructions embodied thereon, which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising:
- generating a request to store content data through a network protocol, wherein the request comprises Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) basic authentication (basic auth) and a PUT operation and the network protocol is HTTP, generating the request by:
- generating a uniform resource name (URN) for the request, the URN comprising a public key and a representation of the request, the representation of the request stored as metadata of the URN;
- computing, through a public-key signature algorithm, a signature based on the URN and the content data using a private key associated with the public key;
- and
- generating a signed URN comprising the URN and the signature;
- and
- causing storing of the content data with the signed URN.
A computing system comprising:
- a processor;
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- a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations including:
- receiving a signed uniform resource name (URN) and data through a network protocol, the signed URN comprising a URN and a signature based on the URN and the data, the URN comprising metadata corresponding to a request to store data, wherein the request comprises Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) basic authentication (basic auth) and a PUT operation and the network protocol is HTTP;
- verifying the signed URN based on the signature and the data;
- and
- causing storing of the data with the signed URN.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.