Method for efficient public key based certification for mobile and desktop environments
First Claim
1. A method of forming a certificate, comprising:
- placing a first public key of a first encryption type in the certificate; and
placing a second public key of a second encryption type in the certificate.
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Abstract
A method for forming a certificate is provided. Generally, a first public key of a first encryption type is placed in the certificate. A second public key of a second encryption type is also placed in the certificate.
The invention also provides a method for transmitting a document. Generally, the document is digitally signed. An information string is encrypted with a private key to create a signature wherein the private key is related to a public key in a certificate, wherein the certificate comprises a first public key and a second public key, wherein the public key related to the private key is the second public key, and where the information string contains the document. The signature is attached to the information string to create a digitally signed document.
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1. A method of forming a certificate, comprising:
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placing a first public key of a first encryption type in the certificate; and
placing a second public key of a second encryption type in the certificate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for transmitting a document comprising digitally signing the document, comprising:
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encrypting an information string with a private key to create a signature, wherein the private key is related to a public key in a certificate, wherein the certificate comprises a first public key and a second public key, wherein the public key related to the private key is the second public key and wherein the information string contains the document; and
attaching the signature to the information string to create a digitally signed document. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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