System for Intellectual Property Protection

An integrated system for the protection of data both on computers and in analog representation is presented. Based on the automatic and mandatory encryption of all data on storage media, authenticated encrypted communication channels, and digital watermarking technology, the system protects data from misappropriation while working as an extension to the operating system, making the security mechanisms fully transparent for legitimate users. Even analog representations of the data objects are still protected through the use of digital watermarking and can be traced back. An outline of the system architecture along with information on the prototype is given.

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