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Communication device, certificate authority device, and recording medium

US10848324B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 11, 2018
Grant dateNov 24, 2020
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Expiry dateApr 11, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/10
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An HEMS controller receives a certificate revocation list distributed from a certificate authority server and listing serial numbers of revoked electronic certificates. The serial number of the electronic certificate includes a first identifying part that indicates a value for identifying a type of a participation node maintaining the electronic certificate and a second identifying part that indicates a value for identifying an individual participation node. In the case the certificate revocation list includes a serial number in which the second identifying part is a predetermined value, the HEMS controller determines that the electronic certificate of a participation node that meets the type indicated by the first identifying part of the serial number is invalid.

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