Method and system for ordering and delivering digital certificates
US7231371B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2209/80
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Method and system for ordering a digital certificate by a user and for delivering the certificate to a certificate support device of the user. A placed order, in which personal data have been received from the user and the user has been authenticated by a registration unit, is stored in a responsible certification unit. A secret certificate PIN assigned to the order, which is otherwise known only to the certification unit, is transmitted to the user, and a certificate or a reference to a certificate is transmitted for storing to the certificate support device identified by a certificate support identification, if the certificate PIN and indications making it possible to determine the order are transmitted to the certification unit.
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