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Specifying security for an element by assigning a scaled value representative of the relative security thereof

  • US 7,529,927 B2
  • Filed: 11/03/2004
  • Issued: 05/05/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/27/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer system for specifying security for a computer element, the computer system comprising:

  • means for assigning a scaled numerical value representative of the relative security of the element, the scaled numerical value being selected from a number scale with a first value indicative of an element that has been deemed not secure, and with a second value indicative of an element that has been deemed highly secure; and

    means for associating the scaled value with the element in a digital certificate to be attached to the element,wherein a determination of whether digital content can be released to the element is made based on the assigned and associated scaled numerical value thereof as set forth in the digital certificate.

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