Systems and methods for managing digital certificates
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a computer system, a request for a digital certificate from a requester within an organization;
providing, by the computer system, the request to an approver within the organization;
receiving, by the computer system from the approver, an approval of the request;
providing, by the computer system, an approved request to an implementer within the organization;
receiving, by the computer system, from the implementer, technical information related to the approved request for generating a digital certificate based on the technical information;
determining, by the computer system, a computer on which the digital certificate is to be installed;
providing, by the computer system, an alert to the approver at a first time before an expiration date of the digital certificate; and
determining, by the computer system, if the approver has responded to the alert by a second time before the expiration date, and, if the approver has not responded, providing, by the computer system, an alert to another party.
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Abstract
A method of managing a digital certificate by a computer system can include the steps of receiving, the at the computer system, a business request for a digital certificate from a requester and transmitting, by the computer system, the request to a first approver. The method can further include, upon approval by the first approver, transmitting, by the computer system, the request to a second approver, upon approval by the second approver, transmitting, by the computer system, the request to a certificate manager, transmitting, by the computer system, the request to an implementer and receiving, by the computer system, from the implementer, technical information related to the request and transmitting, by the computer system, a certificate to a certificate supplier.
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16 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a computer system, a request for a digital certificate from a requester within an organization; providing, by the computer system, the request to an approver within the organization; receiving, by the computer system from the approver, an approval of the request; providing, by the computer system, an approved request to an implementer within the organization; receiving, by the computer system, from the implementer, technical information related to the approved request for generating a digital certificate based on the technical information; determining, by the computer system, a computer on which the digital certificate is to be installed; providing, by the computer system, an alert to the approver at a first time before an expiration date of the digital certificate; and determining, by the computer system, if the approver has responded to the alert by a second time before the expiration date, and, if the approver has not responded, providing, by the computer system, an alert to another party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a computer system, a business request for a digital certificate from a requester; providing, by the computer system, the request to a first approver; upon approval by the first approver, transmitting, by the computer system, the request to a second approver; upon approval by the second approver, transmitting, by the computer system, the request to an implementer; receiving, by the computer system, from the implementer, technical information related to the business request for generating a digital certificate based on the technical information; determining, by the computer system, a computer on which the digital certificate is to be installed; providing, by the computer system, a first alert to the first approver at a first time before an expiration date of the digital certificate; and determining, by the computer system, if the first approver has responded to the alert by a second time before the expiration date, and, if the first approver has not responded, providing, by the computer system, an alert to the second approver.
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9. A system comprising:
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a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to; receive a request for a digital certificate from a requester within an organization, provide the request to an approver within the organization, receive from the approver, an approval of the request, provide an approved request to an implementer within the organization, receive, from the implementer, technical information related to the approved request for generating a digital certificate based on the technical information, determine a computer on which the digital certificate is to be installed, provide an alert to the approver at a first time before an expiration date of the digital certificate, and determine if the approver has responded to the alert by a second time before the expiration date, and, if the approver has not responded, provide an alert to another party. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a computer system, cause the computer system to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a business request for a digital certificate from a requester within an organization; providing the request to an approver within the organization; providing upon approval of the request by the approver, the request to an implementer; receiving from the implementer, technical information related to the approved request for generating a digital certificate based on the technical information; providing a first alert to the approver at a first time before an expiration date of the digital certificate; and determining if the approver has responded to the first alert by a second time before the expiration date, and, if the approver has not responded, providing, by the computer system, a second alert to another party.
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