Method for issuing an electronic identity
First Claim
1. Method for issuing an electronic identity for a first entity from an identity registration authority, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) issuing a first electronic identity for said first entity, said first electronic identity having a first representational form for use by said first entity in a first application;
b) creating a request for a second electronic identity for use by said first entity in a second application, the request including an identifier of said first entity, said second application requiring said second electronic identity in a second representational form that is different from said first representational form;
c) sending said request to said identity registration authority;
d) in response to said request, creating an identification response;
e) sending said identification response to said first entity;
f) verifying an acceptability of said identification response by said first entity;
g) in response to said verifying, if said identification response is acceptable, signing said identification response using a digital signature by said first entity, thereby generating a signed response;
h) sending said signed response to said identity registration authority;
i) verifying a validity of said digital signature and said identification response in said signed response; and
j) in response to said verifying, if said digital signature and identification response are valid, issuing said second electronic identity based on said first electronic identity.
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Abstract
A method for issuing an electronic identity based on previously certified electronic identity. This is accomplished by providing a method to use a previously certified identity to create another representational form for the same identity. This way the holder of a certificate can extend his or her already verified identity for other uses. The previously certified identity can be for instance so called mobile identity which is associated to a person'"'"'s mobile terminal such as mobile phone. The person can show to certificate be his/her own by using the digital signature feature of the mobile terminal.
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26 Claims
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1. Method for issuing an electronic identity for a first entity from an identity registration authority, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) issuing a first electronic identity for said first entity, said first electronic identity having a first representational form for use by said first entity in a first application; b) creating a request for a second electronic identity for use by said first entity in a second application, the request including an identifier of said first entity, said second application requiring said second electronic identity in a second representational form that is different from said first representational form; c) sending said request to said identity registration authority; d) in response to said request, creating an identification response; e) sending said identification response to said first entity; f) verifying an acceptability of said identification response by said first entity; g) in response to said verifying, if said identification response is acceptable, signing said identification response using a digital signature by said first entity, thereby generating a signed response; h) sending said signed response to said identity registration authority; i) verifying a validity of said digital signature and said identification response in said signed response; and j) in response to said verifying, if said digital signature and identification response are valid, issuing said second electronic identity based on said first electronic identity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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