Certificate distribution via license files
US7747851B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2463/062
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for licensing a computational component in a distributed processing network is provided. The system includes a licensing provider 100 that is spatially remote from the computational component 154 and is operable to: (a) assign a private and public key pair to the computational component 154; (b) create a digital certificate 308 for the computational component 154, the digital certificate 308 being signed with a private key of the licensing provider 100, the licensing provider's private key being different from the computational component's private key 312; (c) create a license file 176 to be installed on the computational component; and (d) transmit the license file 176 and the computational component's signed digital certificate 308 and private key 312 to the computational component 154.
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