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Sender driven certification enrollment system

  • US 6,651,166 B1
  • Filed: 04/09/1998
  • Issued: 11/18/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/24/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for generating a digital certificate for a recipient by a sender, comprising:

  • a sending computer for use by said sender;

    a receiving computer for use by said recipient;

    a database for storing recipient information;

    means for initiating certificate enrollment in response to a request for a public key by the sending computer;

    means for querying said database by said sender for said stored recipient information;

    means for gathering private recipient information from said recipient;

    means for comparing said gathered private recipient information and said stored recipient information;

    means for controllably generating a digital certificate comprising a public key and a private key at said receiving computer;

    means for storing said digital certificate; and

    means for transferring said public key to said sending computer.

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