Method and apparatus for managing public keys through a server
US6978025B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 27, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/06
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for managing public keys through a server that stores associations between public keys and email addresses. This system operates by receiving a first message from a client containing a request for approval of a client public key along with the client public key. In response this request for approval, the system sends a second message to the client containing a request for identity confirmation that includes the client public key. If a third message is received from the client containing an affirmative response to the request for identity confirmation, the system stores an association between a client email address and the client public key in a database. This allows other clients to look up the client public key in the database.
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