Method and system for retrieving an anti-virus signature from one or a plurality of virus-free certificate authorities
First Claim
1. A method for use in a virus-free certificate proxy, of retrieving from one or a plurality of virus-free certificate authorities a virus-free certificate certifying that a file is virus-free, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a virus-free certificate request for a file;
selecting a virus-free certificate authority having authority to generate a virus-free certificate for the file;
requesting the virus-free certificate to the selected virus-free certificate authority;
receiving from the selected virus-free certificate authority the generated virus-free certificate; and
sending back in response to the virus-free certificate request the received virus-free certificate; and
wherein the virus-free certificate request comprises;
a list of one or a plurality of anti-virus programs to execute on the file to determine whether the file is virus-free or not and the file for which the virus-free certificate is requested.
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Abstract
A method and system as disclosed for use in a virus-free certificate proxy (107, 801), of retrieving from one or a plurality of virus-free certificate authorities (104, 804) a virus-free certificate (200) certifying that a file is virus-free. The method includes the steps of: receiving (1001) virus-free certificate request for a file; selecting a virus-free certificate authority (104, 804) having authority to generate a virus-free certificate (200) for the file; requesting (1003 . . . 1007) the virus-free certificate to the selected virus-free certificate authority (104, 804); receiving (1003 . . . 1007) from the selected virus-free certificate authority the generated virus-free certificate; sending back (1005) in response to the virus-free certificate request the received virus-free certificate.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for use in a virus-free certificate proxy, of retrieving from one or a plurality of virus-free certificate authorities a virus-free certificate certifying that a file is virus-free, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a virus-free certificate request for a file; selecting a virus-free certificate authority having authority to generate a virus-free certificate for the file; requesting the virus-free certificate to the selected virus-free certificate authority; receiving from the selected virus-free certificate authority the generated virus-free certificate; and sending back in response to the virus-free certificate request the received virus-free certificate; and wherein the virus-free certificate request comprises;
a list of one or a plurality of anti-virus programs to execute on the file to determine whether the file is virus-free or not and the file for which the virus-free certificate is requested.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system implementing a virus-free certificate proxy, said system comprising a processor that executes a program for implementing a method having the steps of:
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receiving virus-free certificate request for a file; selecting a virus-free certificate authority having authority to generate a virus-free certificate for the file; requesting the virus-free certificate to the selected virus-free certificate authority; receiving from the selected virus-free certificate authority the generated virus-free certificate; and sending back in response to the virus-free certificate request the received virus-free certificate; and wherein the virus-free certificate request comprises;
a list of one or a plurality of anti-virus programs to execute on the file to determine whether the file is virus-free or not and the file for which the virus-free certificate is requested.
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14. A computer program recorded on a computer-readable medium and comprising instructions for executing a method having the steps of:
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receiving virus-free certificate request for a file; selecting a virus-free certificate authority having authority to generate a virus-free certificate for the file; requesting the virus-free certificate to the selected virus-free certificate authority; receiving from the selected virus-free certificate authority the generated virus-free certificate; and sending back in response to the virus-free certificate request the received virus-free certificate; and wherein the virus-free certificate request comprises;
a list of one or a plurality of anti-virus programs to execute on the file to determine whether the file is virus-free or not and the file for which the virus-free certificate is requested.
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15. A method for use in a virus-free certificate proxy, of retrieving from one or a plurality of virus-free certificate authorities a virus-free certificate certifying that a file is virus-free, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a virus-free certificate request for a file; selecting a virus-free certificate authority having authority to generate a virus-free certificate for the file; requesting the virus-free certificate to the selected virus-free certificate authority; receiving from the selected virus-free certificate authority the generated virus-free certificate; and sending back in response to the virus-free certificate request the received virus-free certificate; determining whether the virus-certificate request comprises an identification of a virus-free certificate authority or not; and if the virus-free certificate request does not comprises an identification of a virus-free certificate authority, selecting a virus-free certificate authority referring to a first table, said first table comprising for each identified file a list of one or a plurality anti-virus programs, each list being associated with a virus-free certificate authority, and wherein the virus-free certificate request comprises;
a list of one or a plurality of anti-virus programs to execute on the file to determine whether the file is virus-free or not, and an identification of the file comprising;
a file identity, or an identification of the provider of the file, or both.
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