Renewal of expired certificates

US9130758B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9130758-B2
Application numberUS-61603609-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 10, 2009
Priority dateNov 10, 2009
Publication dateSep 8, 2015
Grant dateSep 8, 2015

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A method and system for renewal of expired certificates is described. In one embodiment, a method, implemented by a computing system programmed to perform operations, includes receiving, at a certificate manager of a computing system from a requester, a certificate renewal request for an original digital certificate that has already expired, and renewing the expired certificate as a renewed certificate by the certificate manager when the certificate renewal request is approved. The renewed certificate comprises the same key pair as the original certificate, but includes a new expiration date, and wherein the renewed certificate is functionally identical to the original certificate.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method comprising: receiving, from a renewal requester via a processing device of a certificate manager, a certificate renewal request for an expired digital certificate; receiving user identification information provided by the renewal requester in connection with the certificate renewal request; authenticating an identity of the renewal requester, wherein the authenticating the identity of the renewal requester utilizes the received user identificati…

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What does patent US9130758B2 cover?
A method and system for renewal of expired certificates is described. In one embodiment, a method, implemented by a computing system programmed to perform operations, includes receiving, at a certificate manager of a computing system from a requester, a certificate renewal request for an original digital certificate that has already expired, and renewing the expired certificate as a renewed cer…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Fu Christina, Lee Ade, Red Hat Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L9/3268. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Sep 08 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).