US Patent Issued to The Government of the United States as represented by the Director, National Security Agency on Aug. 4 for "System and method for cryptologically tethering user devices to one another in adaptable manner for trusted communication across untrusted network" (Maryland Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,701,107, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to The Government of the United States as represented by the Director, National Security Agency (Ft. George G. Meade, Md.).

"System and method for cryptologically tethering user devices to one another in adaptable manner for trusted communication across untrusted network" was invented by William J. Layton (Sykesville, Md.) and Andrew H. White (Catonsville, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A high assurance system provides for communication between trusted user devices with auxiliary adaptation for augmenting communication security across an untrusted environment. First and second main encrypting de...