×

Establishing trust via aggregate peer ranking

  • US 8,214,634 B1
  • Filed: 02/21/2006
  • Issued: 07/03/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

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.

View all claims
  • 2 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×