System and method for confirming identity and authority by a patient medical device
First Claim
1. A system for confirming identity and authority by a patient medical device, comprising:
- master credentials issued to a requesting device and a receiving device from an authorizing agent comprising a public key of the authorizing agent and a digital signature of a root certification authority;
device credentials issued to the requesting device from the authorizing agent comprising a public key of the requesting device and a digital signature of the authorizing agent;
identification credentials provided to the receiving device comprising the device credentials and a digital signature of the requesting device; and
an authentication module configured to authenticate the requesting device, comprising;
a device credential module configured to check the digital signature of the authorizing agent in the device credentials using the public key of the authorizing agent in the master credentials of the receiving device; and
an identification credential module configured to check the digital signature of the requesting device in the identification credentials using the public key of the requesting device in the device credentials.
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Abstract
A system and method for confirming identity and authority by a patient medical device is provided. Master credentials are issued to a requesting device and a receiving device from an authorizing agent. The master credentials include the authorizing agent'"'"'s public key and a digital signature of a root certification authority. Device credentials are issued to the requesting device from the authorizing agent. The device credentials include the requesting device'"'"'s public key and the authorizing agent'"'"'s digital, signature. Identification credentials are provided to the receiving device and include the device credentials and the requesting device'"'"'s digital signature. The requesting device is authenticated. The authorizing agent'"'"'s digital signature in the device credentials is checked using the authorizing agent'"'"'s public key in the master credentials of the receiving device. The requesting device'"'"'s digital signature in the identification credentials is checked using the requesting device'"'"'s public key in the device credentials.
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23 Claims
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1. A system for confirming identity and authority by a patient medical device, comprising:
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master credentials issued to a requesting device and a receiving device from an authorizing agent comprising a public key of the authorizing agent and a digital signature of a root certification authority; device credentials issued to the requesting device from the authorizing agent comprising a public key of the requesting device and a digital signature of the authorizing agent; identification credentials provided to the receiving device comprising the device credentials and a digital signature of the requesting device; and an authentication module configured to authenticate the requesting device, comprising; a device credential module configured to check the digital signature of the authorizing agent in the device credentials using the public key of the authorizing agent in the master credentials of the receiving device; and an identification credential module configured to check the digital signature of the requesting device in the identification credentials using the public key of the requesting device in the device credentials. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for confirming identity and authority by a patient medical device, comprising:
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issuing master credentials to a requesting device and a receiving device from an authorizing agent comprising a public key of the authorizing agent and a digital signature of a root certification authority; issuing device credentials to the requesting device from the authorizing agent comprising a public key of the requesting device and a digital signature of the authorizing agent; providing identification credentials to the receiving device comprising the device credentials and a digital signature of the requesting device; and authenticating the requesting device, comprising; checking the digital signature of the authorizing agent in the device credentials using the public key of the authorizing agent in the master credentials of the receiving device; and checking the digital signature of the requesting device in the identification credentials using the public key of the requesting device in the device credentials. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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