Document management system with public key infrastructure
First Claim
1. Apparatus comprising:
- a document management system;
a private certificate authority private to the document management system, the private certificate authority including a certificate authority public key, a certificate authority private key, a key pair generator to generate key pairs for respective authorized users of the document management system, a digital certificate issuer to issue digital certificates regarding the respective authorized users of the of the document management system, and a certificate revocation mechanism to support a certificate revocation list; and
the private certificate authority including software instantiated by or with the document management system.
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Abstract
Apparatus are provided, including a document management system and a private certificate authority. The private certificate authority is private to the document management system, and includes a certificate authority public key, a certificate authority private key, a key pair generator, and a digital certificate issuer. The key pair generator generates key pairs for respective authorized users of the document management system. The digital certificate issuer issues digital certificates regarding the respective authorized users of the document management system. The private certificate authority includes software instantiated by or with the document management system.
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20 Claims
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1. Apparatus comprising:
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a document management system;
a private certificate authority private to the document management system, the private certificate authority including a certificate authority public key, a certificate authority private key, a key pair generator to generate key pairs for respective authorized users of the document management system, a digital certificate issuer to issue digital certificates regarding the respective authorized users of the of the document management system, and a certificate revocation mechanism to support a certificate revocation list; and
the private certificate authority including software instantiated by or with the document management system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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managing storage, naming, and access to documents through a document management system installed on a given computer platform; and
providing a private certificate authority private to the document management system, the private certificate authority including a certificate authority public key and a certificate authority private key, generating key pairs for respective authorized users of the document management system, and issuing digital certificates regarding the respective authorized users of the document management system; and
using the document management system storage, access control, and download mechanisms to maintain and issue keys and certificates. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. Machine-readable media encoded with data, the data being interoperable with a machine to cause:
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managing storage, naming, and access to documents through a document management system installed on a given computer platform; and
providing a private certificate authority private to the document management system, the private certificate authority including a certificate authority public key and certificate authority private key, generating key pairs for respective authorized users of the document management system, and issuing digital certificates regarding the respective authorized users of the document management system; and
using the document management system storage, access control, and download mechanisms to maintain and issue keys and certificates. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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