Establishing trust via aggregate peer ranking
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1. A method, comprising:
- determining whether a certificate is associated with a trust anchor;
in the event that it is determined that the certificate is associated with the trust anchor, determining that the certificate is valid;
in the event that it is determined that the certificate is not associated with the trust anchor;
determining whether the certificate was previously determined to be valid by one or more peer entities, including;
sending data associated with the certificate;
receiving feedback data associated with one or more previous certificate validity determinations made by one or more peer entities; and
validating the certificate based at least in part on the determination;
wherein the feedback data is obtained from a trust server that stores information regarding two or more previous certificate validity determinations made by two or more peer entities.
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Abstract
Validating a certificate is disclosed. Whether the certificate was previously determined to be valid by one or more peer entities is determined. The certificate is validated based at least in part on the determination.
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31 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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determining whether a certificate is associated with a trust anchor; in the event that it is determined that the certificate is associated with the trust anchor, determining that the certificate is valid; in the event that it is determined that the certificate is not associated with the trust anchor; determining whether the certificate was previously determined to be valid by one or more peer entities, including; sending data associated with the certificate; receiving feedback data associated with one or more previous certificate validity determinations made by one or more peer entities; and validating the certificate based at least in part on the determination; wherein the feedback data is obtained from a trust server that stores information regarding two or more previous certificate validity determinations made by two or more peer entities. - 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)
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26. A system, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled with the processor, wherein the memory is configured to provide the processor with instructions which when executed cause the processor to; determine whether a certificate is associated with a trust anchor; in the event that it is determined that the certificate is associated with the trust anchor, determine that the certificate is valid; in the event that it is determined that the certificate is not associated with the trust anchor; determine whether the certificate was previously determined to be valid by one or more peer entities, including; send data associated with the certificate; receive feedback data associated with one or more previous certificate validity determinations made by one or more peer entities; and validate the certificate based at least in part on the determination; wherein the feedback data is obtained from a trust server that stores information regarding two or more previous certificate validity determinations made by two or more peer entities. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. A computer program product, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium and comprising computer instructions for:
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determining whether a certificate is associated with a trust anchor; in the event that it is determined that the certificate is associated with the trust anchor, determining that the certificate is valid; in the event that it is determined that the certificate is not associated with the trust anchor; determining whether the certificate was previously determined to be valid by one or more peer entities, including; sending data associated with the certificate; receiving feedback data associated with one or more previous certificate validity determinations made by one or more peer entities; and validating the certificate based at least in part on the determination= wherein the feedback data is obtained from a trust server that stores information regarding two or more previous certificate validity determinations made by two or more peer entities. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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