Systems and methods for providing a self-maintaining PKI infrastructure among loosely connected entities
US9252958B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 12, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0823
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A managed node may determine that a current public key and a current private key associated with a managed node will expire within a threshold period of time. A current managed node certificate may include the current public key and be associated with the current private key. The managed node may create a request for a new certificate for the managed node. The request may be created prior to expiration of the current managed node certificate. The managed node may sign the request for the new certificate using the current private key. The managed node may send the request for the new certificate to a core server.
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