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Digital certificates with distributed usage information

US10454690B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 4, 2017
Grant dateOct 22, 2019
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Expiry dateSep 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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