METHOD FOR OBTAINING VETTED CERTIFICATES BY MICROSERVICES IN ELASTIC CLOUD ENVIRONMENTS
First Claim
1. A method for obtaining a vetted certificate for a microservice in an elastic cloud environment, the method comprising:
- receiving a one-time authentication credential at the microservice;
utilizing the one-time authentication credential to obtain a client secret;
obtaining an access token and CSR (Certificate Signing Request) attributes at the microservice using the client secret;
constructing a CSR at the microservice utilizing the CSR attributes;
requesting a vetted certificate from a Certificate Authority (CA), the request including the access token and the CSR; and
if the access token and the CSR pass vetting, receiving a vetted certificate from the CA at the microservice.
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Abstract
A method and is provided for obtaining a vetted certificate for a microservice in an elastic cloud environment. The microservice receives a one-time authentication credential. The microservice utilizes the one-time authentication credential to obtain a client secret. The microservice obtains an access token and CSR (Certificate Signing Request) attributes using the client secret and constructs a CSR utilizing the CSR attributes. The microservice requests a vetted certificate from a Certificate Authority (CA) and includes the access token and the CSR in the request. If the access token and the CSR pass vetting at the CA, the CA sends a vetted certificate to the microservice.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for obtaining a vetted certificate for a microservice in an elastic cloud environment, the method comprising:
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receiving a one-time authentication credential at the microservice; utilizing the one-time authentication credential to obtain a client secret; obtaining an access token and CSR (Certificate Signing Request) attributes at the microservice using the client secret; constructing a CSR at the microservice utilizing the CSR attributes; requesting a vetted certificate from a Certificate Authority (CA), the request including the access token and the CSR; and if the access token and the CSR pass vetting, receiving a vetted certificate from the CA at the microservice. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for obtaining a vetted certificate for a microservice in an elastic cloud environment, the method comprising:
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obtaining an access token at the microservice; requesting a vetted certificate from a Certificate Authority (CA), the request including the access token; and receiving a vetted certificate from the CA at the microservice if the access token matches a stored access token at the CA. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A microservice comprising:
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a transceiver; and a processor configured to; receive a one-time authentication credential via the transceiver; utilize the one-time authentication credential to obtain a client secret via the transceiver; obtain an access token and CSR (Certificate Signing Request) attributes using the client secret via the transceiver; construct a CSR utilizing the CSR attributes; request a vetted certificate from a Certificate Authority (CA) via the transceiver, the request including the access token and the CSR; and receive a vetted certificate from the CA via the transceiver if the access token and the CSR pass vetting. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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