# Bailey W. Diffie — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Bailey W. Diffie has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How to Create a Secret Code Key Without Meeting First](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/4200770/diffie-hellman-public-key-exchange) — granted 1980
  This 1980 patent describes a way for two people to create a secret code key over a public channel, like the internet, without ever meeting or sharing the key directly.

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