Digital certificates with distributed usage information
US10454690B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 4, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/123
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Digital certificates include pointers to remote certificate information stores that maintain usage information associated with digital certificates. The pointers provide a mechanism for enabling the remote certificate information stores to be queried for usage information associated with a particular digital certificate. The usage information can be used to determine a validity of the digital certificate.
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