Methods and apparatus to certify digital signatures
First Claim
1. A method to process digital signature certification requests, the method comprising:
- retrieving, from a first database, a first geographical location associated with an identification number associated with a network device and identified in a request to certify a digital signature;
comparing the first geographical location associated with the identification number to a second geographical location to verify the second geographical location; and
in response to the verification of the second geographical location and to a comparison of (a) biometric information associated with a user associated with the request and (b) stored biometric information, instructing a certificate issuer to certify the digital signature to indicate an authenticity of the digital signature.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus to certify digital signatures are disclosed. An example method includes retrieving, from a first database, a first geographical location associated with an identification number associated with a network device and identified in a request to certify a digital signature, comparing the first geographical location associated with the identification number to a second geographical location to verify the second geographical location, and in response to the verification of the second geographical location and to a comparison of (a) biometric information associated with a user associated with the request and (b) stored biometric information, instructing a certificate issuer to certify the digital signature to indicate an authenticity of the digital signature.
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1. A method to process digital signature certification requests, the method comprising:
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retrieving, from a first database, a first geographical location associated with an identification number associated with a network device and identified in a request to certify a digital signature; comparing the first geographical location associated with the identification number to a second geographical location to verify the second geographical location; and in response to the verification of the second geographical location and to a comparison of (a) biometric information associated with a user associated with the request and (b) stored biometric information, instructing a certificate issuer to certify the digital signature to indicate an authenticity of the digital signature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A tangible machine readable storage device comprising instructions which, when executed, cause a machine to perform operations comprising:
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retrieving, from a first database, a first geographical location associated with an identification number associated with a network device and identified in a request to certify a digital signature; comparing the first geographical location associated with the identification number to a second geographical location to verify the second geographical location; and in response to the verification of the second geographical location and to a comparison of biometric information associated with a user associated with the request to stored biometric information, instruct a certificate issuer to certify the digital signature to indicate an authenticity of the digital signature. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus comprising;
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a processor; and a memory including machine readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising; receiving a request to certify a digital signature from a user and to receive first information about a first physical characteristic of the user; verifying a second geographical location identified in the request by retrieving a first geographical location associated with an identification number identified in the request and associated with a network device from a first database, and comparing the first geographical location associated with the identification number to the second geographical location to verify the second geographical location; and in response to a comparison of first information about the first physical characteristic of the user to first stored physical characteristic information and the verification of the second geographical location, instruct a certificate issuer to certify the digital signature to indicate an authenticity of the digital signature. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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