Method and apparatus for digital authentication of valuable goods
First Claim
1. A method for digital certification of authenticity of a physical object, the method comprising:
- issuing a storage device comprising a digital certificate of authenticity including digitally signed information reflecting at least one characteristic unique to the physical object, the physical object being an article of manufacture, and the digital certificate of authenticity comprising the at least one characteristic unique to the physical object;
checking, whenever required, validity of the digital certificate of authenticity by use of a network computer, the network computer cooperating with said storage device and a validating authority or a certifying authority; and
modifying a status of validity of said digital certificate of authenticity, whenever required, by updating a certificate revocation list hosted at the validating authority or certifying authority,wherein, the step of issuing a storage device comprises generating an asymmetric encryption key pair comprising a public and a private key on said storage device, said private key being stored in non-exportable manner on said storage device, and the step of checking the validity of the digital certificate of authenticity comprises use of mutual authentication functionality in a form of the Transport Layer Security (TLS) or Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocols, enabling an output sensibly in real time of the status of validity of said digital certificate of authenticity.
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Abstract
A method for digital certification of authenticity of a physical object, and corresponding computer program and storage device, as well as to the use of the method for digital certification of authenticity of a physical object of value. The method includes the steps of issuing a storage device including a digital certificate of authenticity including encrypted information reflecting at least one characteristic unique to the physical object, checking, whenever required, the validity of the digital certificate of authenticity by use of a network computer, the network computer cooperating with the storage device and a validating or a certifying authority so as to output sensibly in real time the status of validity of the digital certificate of authenticity, and modifying the status of validity of the digital certificate of authenticity, whenever required.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for digital certification of authenticity of a physical object, the method comprising:
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issuing a storage device comprising a digital certificate of authenticity including digitally signed information reflecting at least one characteristic unique to the physical object, the physical object being an article of manufacture, and the digital certificate of authenticity comprising the at least one characteristic unique to the physical object; checking, whenever required, validity of the digital certificate of authenticity by use of a network computer, the network computer cooperating with said storage device and a validating authority or a certifying authority; and modifying a status of validity of said digital certificate of authenticity, whenever required, by updating a certificate revocation list hosted at the validating authority or certifying authority, wherein, the step of issuing a storage device comprises generating an asymmetric encryption key pair comprising a public and a private key on said storage device, said private key being stored in non-exportable manner on said storage device, and the step of checking the validity of the digital certificate of authenticity comprises use of mutual authentication functionality in a form of the Transport Layer Security (TLS) or Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocols, enabling an output sensibly in real time of the status of validity of said digital certificate of authenticity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program to cause a computer to implement a method for digital certification of authenticity of a physical object, the method comprising:
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issuing a storage device comprising a digital certificate of authenticity including digitally signed information reflecting at least one characteristic unique to the physical object, the physical object being an article of manufacture, and the digital certificate of authenticity comprising the at least one characteristic unique to the physical object; checking, whenever required, validity of the digital certificate of authenticity by use of a network computer, the network computer cooperating with said storage device and a validating authority or a certifying authority; and modifying a status of validity of said digital certificate of authenticity, whenever required, by updating a certificate revocation list hosted at the validating authority or certifying authority, wherein, the step of issuing a storage device comprises generating an asymmetric encryption key pair comprising a public and a private key on said storage device, said private key being stored in non-exportable manner on said storage device, and the step of checking the validity of the digital certificate of authenticity comprises use of mutual authentication functionality in a form of the Transport Layer Security (TLS) or Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocols, enabling an output sensibly in real time of the status of validity of said digital certificate of authenticity.
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