System and method for suspending and resuming digital certificates in a certificate-based user authentication application system
US6775782B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0823
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for certificating and authenticating an identity of a customer of a financial institution using digital certificates is provided. The customer and the financial institution communicate via a communications medium. The financial institution receives a digital registration request from the customer and verifies the identity of the customer by reconciling identification data in the digital registration request with identification data in a customer data structure at the financial institution. Responsive to verifying the identity of the customer, the financial institution generates a digital certificate and sends the digital certificate to the customer. When the customer desires access to an on-line application at the financial institution, the customer sends the previously issued digital certificate to the financial institution via the communications link. The financial institution authenticates the digital certificate and grants on-line application access based upon the authenticated digital certificate. The digital certificate may be suspended without being revoked by associatively storing certificate-state information with the distinguished name of the certifica…
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