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Pushing certificate chains to remote devices

  • US 8,341,709 B2
  • Filed: 03/25/2009
  • Issued: 12/25/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of handling a newly issued identity certificate, said method comprising:

  • receiving, at a certificate server, said newly issued identity certificate for use by a user device, said newly issued identity certificate generated by a certificate authority;

    responsive to said receiving, determining, at said certificate server, a certificate chain related to said newly issued identity certificate, said certificate chain including an identity certificate associated with said certificate authority;

    responsive to said determining, obtaining, at said certificate server, each identity certificate in said certificate chain;

    responsive to said obtaining, transmitting, from said certificate server, each said identity certificate to a database, where said database is external to said user device; and

    transmitting, at said certificate server, said newly issued identity certificate to said database.

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