Enabling use of a certificate stored in a smart card
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1. A method in a computerized device coupled to a smart card reader, the method comprising:
- enabling selection, via a user input interface of the computerized device, of a certificate from among one or more certificates stored on a smart card that are not assigned for satisfying a particular certificate requirement, the smart card being coupled to the smart card reader;
importing the selected certificate to the computerized device; and
using the imported certificate to satisfy the particular certificate requirement.
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Abstract
If a smart card is to be used for a particular purpose, and there is no certificate initialized on the smart card for this purpose, a computerized device enables a user to select one of the certificates already installed in the smart card for the particular purpose. The selected certificate may be imported into the computerized device.
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1. A method in a computerized device coupled to a smart card reader, the method comprising:
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enabling selection, via a user input interface of the computerized device, of a certificate from among one or more certificates stored on a smart card that are not assigned for satisfying a particular certificate requirement, the smart card being coupled to the smart card reader; importing the selected certificate to the computerized device; and using the imported certificate to satisfy the particular certificate requirement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computerized device comprising:
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a communication interface through which the computerized device is able to couple to a smart card reader; a user input interface; and a processor coupled to the communication interface and to the user input interface, the processor operative, when the computerized device is coupled to the smart card reader, to; enable selection, via the user input interface, of a certificate from among one or more certificates stored on a smart card that are not assigned for satisfying a particular certificate requirement, the smart card being coupled to the smart card reader; import, via the communication interface, the selected certificate to the computerized device; and use the imported certificate to satisfy the particular certificate requirement. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions thereon which, when executed by a computerized device that is coupled to a smart card reader, result in:
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enabling selection, via a user input interface of the computerized device, of a certificate from among one or more certificates stored on a smart card that are not assigned for satisfying a particular certificate requirement, the smart card being coupled to the smart card reader; importing the selected certificate to the computerized device; and using the imported certificate to satisfy the particular certificate requirement. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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