Certificate manager
US11888997B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 25, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 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.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.