Mail certificate responder
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- determining, by a client device, whether a certificate is associated with the client device;
sending, by the client device, a request to a certificate responder for a new certificate in response to the determination;
receiving, by the client device, a pending status from the certificate responder; and
receiving, by the client device, the new certificate from the certificate responder in response to the request.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for generating a mail certificate is described. A client determines whether the client possesses a certificate. If a certificate is needed, the client sends a request to a certificate responder for a new certificate in response to the determination. The certificate responder generates and sends the new certificate back to the client.
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42 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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determining, by a client device, whether a certificate is associated with the client device; sending, by the client device, a request to a certificate responder for a new certificate in response to the determination; receiving, by the client device, a pending status from the certificate responder; and receiving, by the client device, the new certificate from the certificate responder in response to the request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving, by a server computer system, a request for a new certificate from a client device; sending, by the server computer system, a pending status to the client device; generating, by the server computer system, the new certificate based on an email address of the client device and not based on other identifiers; and sending, by the server computer system, the new certificate to the client device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
a processing device configured to determine whether a certificate is associated with a client, to send a request to a certificate responder for a new certificate in response to the determination, to receive a pending status from the certificate responder, and to receive the new certificate from the certificate responder in response to the request. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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a processing device; and a certificate responder, executable by the processing device to receive a request for a new certificate from a client, to send a pending status to the client, to generate the new certificate based on an email address of the client and not based on other identifiers, and to send the new certificate to the client. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing data and instructions to cause a processing device to perform operations comprising:
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determining, by the processing device of a client device, whether a certificate is associated with the client device; sending, by the processing device, a request to a certificate responder for a new certificate in response to the determination; receiving, by the processing device, a pending status from the certificate responder; and receiving, by the processing device, the new certificate from the certificate responder in response to the request. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing data and instructions to cause a processing device to perform a method comprising:
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receiving, by the processing device of a server computer system, a request for a new certificate from a client device; sending, by the processing device, a pending status to the client device; generating, by the processing device, the new certificate based on an email address of the client device and not based on other identifiers; and sending, by the processing device, the new certificate to the client device. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving, by a server computer system, a request from a first client device to generate a new certificate for a second client; providing a pending status to the first client device until the new certificate is sent to the second client; and sending, by the server computer system, the new certificate to the second client. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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35. An apparatus comprising:
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a processing device; and a certificate responder, executable by the processing device to receive a request from a first client to generate a new certificate for a second client, to provide a pending status to the first client until the new certificate is sent to the second client, and to send the new certificate to the second client. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42)
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39. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing data and instructions to cause a processing device to perform a method comprising:
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receiving, by the processing device of a server computer system, a request from a first client device to generate a new certificate for a second client device; providing, by the processing device, a pending status to the first client until the new certificate is sent to the second client; and sending, by the processing device, the new certificate to the second client device.
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