CRYPTOGRAPHIC CONTROL AND MAINTENANCE OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS
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Abstract
Methods, systems and devices for cryptographic control and maintenance of organizational structure and functions are provided. A method for control and maintenance of an operational organizational structure, the method includes associating entities with cryptographic capabilities; organizing entities within the organizational structure as roles; and maintaining roles within the organizational structure. The system may involve at least a Public Key Infrastructure operation. Elements in said organizational structure may be assigned to roles and/or groups within said organizational structure.
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63 Claims
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1-51. -51. (canceled)
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52. A database system representing an organization involving directories representing entities, their characteristics, roles, and relationships together with their associations with cryptographic capabilities, the database system comprising following transactional components:
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connection to cryptographic authorities representing the cryptographic capabilities associated with said entities, said characteristics and said relationships;
a maintenance system by which said database and said cryptographic authorities are maintained in coordination and by authorized parties assuring the representation of said organization and said cryptographic capabilities are soundly associated as defined by the coordination directives;maintenance transactions acting within said maintenance system, maintaining view representing an organization. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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