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  • US 8,219,805 B1
  • Filed: 12/11/2007
  • Issued: 07/10/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for identifying an application having a corresponding digital signature and certificates, the method comprising:

  • obtaining a first certificate chain from the certificates and a second certificate chain from a successful validation of the digital signature using the certificates;

    generating an identifier for the application based on one or more certificate owner names found in both the first certificate chain and the second certificate chain, wherein generating the identifier for the application comprises finding a location in one of the first and second certificate chains that corresponds to a root of the other of the first and second certificate chains; and

    wherein the obtaining and the generating are performed by at least one computer comprising a processor and a memory device.

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