Securely rotating a server certificate
US11601289B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 7, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2209/46
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and computer-readable media for enhancing security of communications between instances of clients and servers while enabling rotation of server certificates (e.g., X.509 certificates). The systems described herein involve updating a client list of server certificates (e.g., a certificate thumbprint) without reconfiguring or re-installing a client and/or server application, starting a new session (e.g., a hypertext transfer protocol secure (HTTPS) session), or deploying new code. The systems described herein may passively or actively update a client list of certificates to enable a client to security verify an identity of a server instance in a non-invasive way that boosts security from man-in-the-middle types of attacks.
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