Using client certificates to communicate trusted information
US10958636B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0823
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device comprises: a receiver configured to receive a client certificate; a processor coupled to the receiver and configured to: authenticate the client certificate, extract, in response to the authentication, attributes from the client certificate, and create, in response to the extraction, a message comprising reformatted attributes based on the attributes, wherein the reformatted attributes can be trusted; and a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to transmit the message. A device comprises: a processor configured to: process a client certificate comprising a certificate identifier (ID) attribute, a tenant ID attribute, and a role ID attribute, and package the client certificate in a request for a shared service; and a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to transmit the request.
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