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Method of transferring digital certificate,apparatus for transferring digital certificate, and system, program, and recording medium for transferring digital certificate

US7584351B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 7, 2005
Grant dateSep 1, 2009
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Expiry dateJul 4, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L9/3268
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of transferring digital certificates from a digital-certificate transferring apparatus to a communications counterpart. The method includes authenticating the communications counterpart using a common certificate and transferring a normal certificate to the communications counterpart when the authenticating succeeds. The method further includes receiving a first normal certificate at an address from said communications counterpart, and when, it is determined to be necessary, transferring to the communications counterpart a second normal certificate along with the information identifying the communications counterpart and an address corresponding to a second normal certificate. The second normal certificate is of a different type than the first normal certificate.

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