Short term or one-time-use X.509 digital certificates
US10063536B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/067
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method includes receiving a request from a certificate user to utilize a short-term private key-public key pair. The short-term private key-public key pair includes a short-term private key and a public key. The short-term private key may expire after a period less than a year in length. The method further includes generating, using a processor, the short-term private key and generating, using the processor, the public key. The method further includes requesting a public key certificate from a Certificate Authority (CA). The method also includes receiving the public key certificate from the CA and pairing the short-term private key with the public key certificate. The public key certificate may include the public key that corresponds to the short-term private key. The method further includes storing the short-term private key-public key pair to a storage.
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