Public-key certificate management system and method
US9680655B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 26, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0823
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems for public-key certificate management comprise storing digital certificates in data structures that allow the manager to provide a verifiable proof about the validity status of a certificate. The certificates are stored in two data structures in a database. One data structure stores items in chronological order and is queried to establish a proof that a later snapshot of the database is an extension of an earlier snapshot of the database. Another data structure is ordered by user identifier and is queried to establish a proof that a given digital certificate is currently valid.
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