Patent · US Active

Certificate authority

US10567370B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY · FI

Inventors

Robert Seidl · Barth, DE
Norbert Goetze · Eichenau, DE
Markus Bauer-Hermann · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 20, 2018
Grant date	Feb 18, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 20, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L63/102
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A protocol for issuing and controlling digital certificates is described in which an identity management system is used to identify a user requesting a digital certificate and is also used to issue the digital certificate itself. Accordingly, an IDM-based PKI system is provided.

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