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Method and system for certificate delivery and management

  • US 7,484,089 B1
  • Filed: 11/10/2004
  • Issued: 01/27/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for utilizing a certificate as an access method to a host system from one of a plurality of access points, comprising:

  • creating and distributing a certificate for certificate-based authentication to each of a plurality of storage methods consisting of a microcomputer of a smart card and at least one of a computer disk of a computing device disposed in a secure environment and a Hardware Security Module (HSM) associated with a computing device;

    managing the certificate over a life span of the certificate at least in part via a Lightweight Directory Assistance protocol (LDAP) directory shared by a Certificate Authority (CA) and the host system; and

    allowing access to the host system using the certificate for public key-based authentication to the host system.

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