Domain name management with network entity authentication using self-signed certificates
US11546319B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 31, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2463/081
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for using a self-signed digital certificate for establishing a secure connection between an Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) client and a server on a communications network, including: receiving a communicated self-signed certificate from the EPP client; obtaining a unique identifier of the EPP client, the unique identifier associated with a domain name stored in a Domain Name System (DNS); using the unique identifier to access a designated DNS record in a DNS zone of the DNS associated with the domain name; retrieving the copy of the digital certificate from the designated DNS record, the copy of the digital certificate containing a public key of the EPP client bound to the domain name; authenticating the copy of the digital certificate with the communicated self-signed certificate; and receiving a generated session key from the EPP client to establish the secure connection over the communications network with the EPP client.
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