Certificate lookup and validation
First Claim
1. A certificate validation framework having a client software interface for client software requesting security certificate look-up or validation through the certificate validation framework, the framework interacting with a plugin to do security certificate look-up or validation through a plugin interface, the certificate validation framework having access to stored plugin specific configuration data, the certificate validation framework providing information from the client software interface and stored configuration information to the plugin across the plugin interface.
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Abstract
A certificate validation framework allows for the use of plug-ins for a certificate path builder and certificate path validator. Clients can include a web server clients, SSL certificate validation or application code.
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20 Claims
- 1. A certificate validation framework having a client software interface for client software requesting security certificate look-up or validation through the certificate validation framework, the framework interacting with a plugin to do security certificate look-up or validation through a plugin interface, the certificate validation framework having access to stored plugin specific configuration data, the certificate validation framework providing information from the client software interface and stored configuration information to the plugin across the plugin interface.
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8. A method comprising:
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receiving a security certificate look-up or validation request from client software across a client software interface to a certificate validation framework, the certificate validation framework having access to stored plugin specific configuration data; and
using the framework to provide information from the client software interface and stored configuration information to a plugin across a plugin interface so as to interact with the plugin to do security certificate look-up or validation. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A machine readable medium having instructions stored thereon that when executed by a processor cause a system to:
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receive a security certificate look-up or validation request from client software across a client software interface to a certificate validation framework, the certificate validation framework having access to stored plugin specific configuration data; and
use the framework to provide information from the client software interface and stored configuration information to a plugin across a plugin interface so as to interact with the plugin to do security certificate look-up or validation. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification