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Method, apparatus, and program for automated trust zone partitioning

  • US 7,272,714 B2
  • Filed: 05/31/2002
  • Issued: 09/18/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, in a Certificate Authority, for automated trust zone partitioning, comprising:

  • defining a Public Key Infrastructure comprising a plurality of trust zones;

    associating a first end entity with a first trust zone within the plurality of trust zones;

    receiving, by the Certificate Authority, a request from the first end entity for a certificate, wherein the request includes a first trust zone name identifying the first trust zone; and

    sending, by the Certificate Authority, a response to the first end entity, wherein the response includes a list of trusted certificates associated with the first trust zone, and wherein the Certificate Authority generates certificates for the first end entity based on a trust graph for the first trust zone.

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