Cryptographic server with provisions for interoperability between cryptographic systems
US6853988B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 20, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 20, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2117
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention is a cryptographic server providing interoperability over multiple algorithms, keys, standards, certificate types and issuers, protocols, and the like. Another aspect of the invention is to provide a secure server, or trust engine, having server-centric keys, or in other words, storing cryptographic keys on a server. The server-centric storage of keys provides for user-independent security, portability, availability, and straightforwardness, along with a wide variety of implementation possibilities.
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