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IDENTITY MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE OPERATIONS

  • US 20110213965A1
  • Filed: 02/26/2010
  • Published: 09/01/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, implemented by a computing system programmed to perform operations, comprising:

  • establishing a secure connection with a client computing system using an authentication protocol that uses symmetric-key cryptography;

    receiving, by an identity management system of the computing system, a request from a client agent of the client computing system over the secure connection to perform a certificate operation associated with a certificate;

    determining whether to approve the request from the client agent; and

    sending the request to a certificate authority (CA) to perform the certificate operation when approved, wherein the identity management system is a trusted manager of the CA.

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