System and method for validating SCEP certificate enrollment requests
US8832432B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 13, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/205
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for validating SCEP certificate enrollment that enforces the pairing of a SCEP challenge password and a set of expected certificate request content. A SCEP Validation Service or software residing in another system component whether a certificate request is legitimate by comparing it to registered SCEP challenges and associated expected certificate request content. This system and method addresses a privilege-escalation vulnerability in prior SCEP-based systems that could lead to a practical attack.
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