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Certificate manager

US11888997B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 25, 2018
Grant dateJan 30, 2024
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Expiry dateOct 27, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L9/3297
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computing resource service provider provides a certificate management service that allows customers of the computing resource service provider to create, distribute, manage, and revoke digital certificates issued by public and/or private certificate authorities. In an embodiment, customers may use the certificate management service to generate private certificate authority which can issue signed certificates to network entities within the customer enterprise. In an embodiment, the private certificate authority is hosted by the computing resource service provider, and the certificate management service automates the renewal and management of active certificates. In an embodiment, the certificate management service allows customer applications to create, renew, and revoke certificates issued by both private and public certificate authorities via an application programming interface.

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