System and method for handling electronic mail mismatches
First Claim
1. A method of locating a digital certificate, the method performed by a processor of a computing device, the method comprising:
- identifying an e-mail address, said e-mail address consisting of a user name and a name of a first domain;
performing a first search for one or more digital certificates associated with the e-mail address;
upon determining that no digital certificates associated with the e-mail address consisting of the user name and the name of the first domain are found,truncating the name of the first domain to identify a name of a second domain, andperforming a second search for one or more digital certificates associated with an address consisting of the user name and the name of the second domain, wherein the first domain is a subdomain of the second domain; and
processing a message using a located digital certificate associated with the address consisting of the user name and the name of the second domain.
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Abstract
A system and method for handling e-mail address mismatches between the address contained within a user'"'"'s certificate or certificate chain, and the account address actually being used is disclosed. In order to resolve address mismatches a canonical or generic domain name or user name may, for example, be used as a lifelong address of a user that is contained in the user'"'"'s certificate. Upon detection of an address mismatch, the system and method disclosed herein may automatically re-check the certificate or search for a certificate containing the canonical or generic domain name and/or user name to attempt to resolve the mismatch.
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1. A method of locating a digital certificate, the method performed by a processor of a computing device, the method comprising:
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identifying an e-mail address, said e-mail address consisting of a user name and a name of a first domain; performing a first search for one or more digital certificates associated with the e-mail address; upon determining that no digital certificates associated with the e-mail address consisting of the user name and the name of the first domain are found, truncating the name of the first domain to identify a name of a second domain, and performing a second search for one or more digital certificates associated with an address consisting of the user name and the name of the second domain, wherein the first domain is a subdomain of the second domain; and processing a message using a located digital certificate associated with the address consisting of the user name and the name of the second domain. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computing device configured to locate a digital certificate, wherein a processor of the computing device is configured to:
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identify an e-mail address, said e-mail address consisting of a user name and a name of a first domain; perform a first search for one or more digital certificates associated with the e-mail address; determine if any digital certificates associated with the e-mail address consisting of the user name and the name of the first domain are found; upon determining that no digital certificates associated with the e-mail address consisting of the user name and the name of the first domain are found, truncate the name of the first domain to identify a name of a second domain; perform a second search for one or more digital certificates associated with an address consisting of the user name and the name of the second domain, wherein the first domain is a subdomain of the second domain; and process a message using a located digital certificate associated with the address consisting of the user name and the name of the second domain. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium for storing instructions for locating a digital certificate, the instructions for execution by a processor of a computing device, wherein the instructions configure the processor to:
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identify an e-mail address, said e-mail address consisting of a user name and a name of a first domain; perform a first search for one or more digital certificates associated with the e-mail address; upon determining that no digital certificates associated with the e-mail address consisting of the user name and the name of the first domain are found, truncate the name of the first domain to identify a name of a second domain, and perform a second search for one or more digital certificates associated with an address consisting of the user name and the name of the second domain, wherein the first domain is a subdomain of the second domain; and process a message using a located digital certificate associated with the address consisting of the user name and the name of the second domain. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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