Digital credential exchange
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1. A method of exchanging a digital credential between a first computer node and a second computer node, the method comprising establishing a secure connection between the first node and second node over a communication network;
- initiating, in response to the interaction of a user of a computer node on the network, the transfer of a digital credential from the first node to the second node over the secure connection.
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Abstract
A computer system comprising a first computer node coupled to a second computer node via a communication network, the first node and second node being arranged to allow a secure connection to be established between the first and second nodes, the first node having a processor responsive to the interaction of a user for initiating the transfer of a digital credential over a secure connection established between the first node and second node.
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1. A method of exchanging a digital credential between a first computer node and a second computer node, the method comprising establishing a secure connection between the first node and second node over a communication network;
- initiating, in response to the interaction of a user of a computer node on the network, the transfer of a digital credential from the first node to the second node over the secure connection.
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10. A computer system comprising a first computer node coupled to a second computer node via a communication network, the first node and second node being arranged to allow a secure connection to be established between the first and second nodes, the first node having a processor responsive to the interaction of a user for initiating the transfer of a digital credential over the secure connection established between the first node and second node.
- 11. A computer system comprising a plurality of computer nodes coupled via a communication network, wherein a first node is arranged to allow a plurality of secure connections to be established between the first node and a plurality of other nodes coupled to the network, the first node being arranged to be responsive to the interaction of a user to initiate the transfer of a digital credential over the plurality of secure connections established between the first node and the respective other nodes.
- 15. A computer node for coupling to a second computer node via a communication network, the computer node being arranged to allow a secure connection to be established with the second computer node, the computer node comprising a processor responsive to the interaction of a user for initiating the transfer of a digital credential over a secure connection established between the first node and second node.
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