"Army Researchers Earn Patent for Secure Communications Invention"

Army researchers were awarded a patent for their invention of a practical method that could be used to improve the security of communications between Army wireless devices. The technique enables simultaneous, covert verification of wireless communications authenticity and the communication of secret information among Army wireless devices by utilizing a shared key. The shared key creates a secret codebook to perform authentication and establish an additional secure communications channel. An adversary would not be able to create the codebook without knowing the key, thus increasing the difficulty in impersonating an ally reliably. This article continues to discuss the support, research, capabilities, and goals behind the Army researchers' secure communications invention, as well as the importance of authentication in wireless communications security, secrecy, and privacy. 

The U.S. Army reports "Army Researchers Earn Patent for Secure Communications Invention"