US Patent Application 17750529. METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ADDRESS ENCRYPTION simplified abstract
METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ADDRESS ENCRYPTION
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METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ADDRESS ENCRYPTION - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 17750529 Titled 'METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ADDRESS ENCRYPTION'
Simplified Explanation
This abstract describes a method, electronic device, and computer program that involve address encryption. The method involves extracting an address from a packet received from a source device. This address is then mixed with a random number to generate a mixed address. The mixed address is then encrypted. A second address representing the source device's address is generated based on the encrypted mixed address. This second address includes a prefix field and an interface identifier field. These embodiments aim to improve the security of the source device and reduce computational overhead during address encryption and decryption.
Original Abstract Submitted
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, an electronic device, and a computer program product that involve address encryption. The method includes: in response to receiving a packet from a source device, extracting a first address representing an address of the source device from the packet. The method further includes: mixing the first address with a random number to generate a mixed address, wherein the number of bits of the first address is the same as the number of bits of the random number. The method further includes: encrypting the mixed address. Moreover, the method further includes: generating a second address representing the address of the source device at least partially based on the encrypted mixed address, wherein the second address includes a prefix field and an interface identifier field. Illustrative embodiments can improve the security of the source device, and reduce computational overhead during address encryption and decryption.
