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Virtual certificate authority

  • US 6,308,277 B1
  • Filed: 12/23/1999
  • Issued: 10/23/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of operating a network connecting a user, a certificate-issuing authority, and a registration database of registered users maintained by a registration authority, comprising the steps of:

  • requesting said certificate-issuing authority to issue a certificate for said user, storing said certificate request at said certificate-issuing authority, accessing said certificate request by said registration authority, comparing said certificate request with said database to make a decision by said registration authority relative to said certificate request, and sending to said certificate-issuing authority said decision.

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