Reliance server for electronic transaction system
First Claim
1. A method of managing reliance in an electronic transaction system, the method comprising:
- obtaining electronic signals representing subscriber assurance of an attribute of a subscriber to the system, the subscriber assurance issued by a certification authority hardware mechanism;
obtaining electronic signals representing a request for transactional financial assurance and recourse, the transaction financial assurance and recourse being with respect to electronic infrastructure used in or with a transaction involving the subscriber, and the transactional financial assurance being other than a digital signature of the electronic infrastructure or the electronic signals representing subscriber assurance, the request including a value of the transaction financial assurance and recourse requested;
determining whether to provide the requested transactional financial assurance and recourse based on at least the subscriber assurance and whether the requested transaction financial assurance value exceeds or is below a reliance limit associated with the electronic signals representing subscriber assurance; and
, depending on the determining,issuing electronic signals representing the requested transactional financial assurance and recourse to a relying party hardware mechanism; and
tracking cumulative liability associated with the electronic signals representing subscriber assurance, wherein determining whether the requested transaction financial assurance value exceeds or is below the reliance limit includes determining whether the requested transaction financial assurance value causes the cumulative liability to exceed or be below an acceptable reliance limit in excess of the reliance limit.
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Abstract
A method of managing reliance in an electronic transaction system includes a certification authority issuing a primary certificate to a subscriber and forwarding to a reliance server, information about the issued primary certificate. The reliance server maintains the forwarded information about issued primary certificate. The subscriber forms a transaction and then provides the transaction to a relying party. The transaction includes the primary certificate or a reference thereto. The relying party sends to the reliance server a request for assurance based on the transaction received from the subscriber. The reliance server determines whether to provide the requested assurance based on the information about the issued primary certificate and on the requested assurance. Based on the determining, the reliance server issues to the relying party a secondary certificate providing the assurance to the relying party.
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Citations
23 Claims
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1. A method of managing reliance in an electronic transaction system, the method comprising:
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obtaining electronic signals representing subscriber assurance of an attribute of a subscriber to the system, the subscriber assurance issued by a certification authority hardware mechanism; obtaining electronic signals representing a request for transactional financial assurance and recourse, the transaction financial assurance and recourse being with respect to electronic infrastructure used in or with a transaction involving the subscriber, and the transactional financial assurance being other than a digital signature of the electronic infrastructure or the electronic signals representing subscriber assurance, the request including a value of the transaction financial assurance and recourse requested; determining whether to provide the requested transactional financial assurance and recourse based on at least the subscriber assurance and whether the requested transaction financial assurance value exceeds or is below a reliance limit associated with the electronic signals representing subscriber assurance; and
, depending on the determining,issuing electronic signals representing the requested transactional financial assurance and recourse to a relying party hardware mechanism; and tracking cumulative liability associated with the electronic signals representing subscriber assurance, wherein determining whether the requested transaction financial assurance value exceeds or is below the reliance limit includes determining whether the requested transaction financial assurance value causes the cumulative liability to exceed or be below an acceptable reliance limit in excess of the reliance limit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product, embodied in a non-transitory computer-readable storage media, comprising instructions for causing a computer to effect a method of managing reliance in an electronic transaction system, the method comprising:
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receiving electronic signals representing a transaction associated with a subscriber, the transaction including information regarding at least one attribute of that subscriber; creating a reliance request message specifying at least one aspect of the transaction upon which a relying party intends to rely; and causing electronic signals representing the reliance request message to be sent to a reliance server requesting a transactional financial assurance and recourse for the aspect of the transaction upon which the relying party intends to rely, the transactional financial assurance and recourse including transactional financial assurance and recourse with respect to electronic infrastructure used in or with the transaction and the transactional financial assurance and recourse being other than a digital signature of the electronic infrastructure, the request including a value of the requested transaction financial assurance and recourse for comparison with a reliance limit associated with the aspect of the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product, embodied in a non-transitory computer-readable storage media, comprising instructions for causing a computer to effect a method of managing reliance in an electronic transaction system, the method comprising:
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receiving electronic signals representing a reliance request message, the message specifying an aspect of a transaction upon which a relying party intends to rely, requesting assurance for the aspect of the transaction, and including a value of the assurance requested; determining whether to provide transactional financial assurance and recourse with respect to electronic infrastructure used in or with the transaction based on the reliance request message and whether the value of the assurance exceeds or is below a reliance limit associated with the aspect of the transaction, the transactional financial assurance and recourse being other than a digital signature of the electronic infrastructure; and generating electronic signals representing an indication of whether transactional financial assurance and recourse is available. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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