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Certificate renewal
US9215232B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9215232-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414274464-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | May 9, 2014 |
| Priority date | Nov 24, 2009 |
| Publication date | Dec 15, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 2015 |
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Certificate renewal is described. A processing device searches a certificate authority (CA) database of digital certificates to identify a certificate that satisfies an expiration condition for automatic renewal. The processing device renews the certificate as a renewed certificate without any user interaction. The processing device is to renew the certificate in view of the expiration condition. The expiration condition includes an expiration of the certificate. When renewing of the certificate, the processing device reuses a key of the certificate for the renewed certificate and sets a new expiration date for the renewed certificate.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method comprising: searching, by a processing device, a certificate authority (CA) database of digital certificates to identify a certificate that satisfies an expiration condition for automatic renewal; and renewing, by the processing device, the certificate as a renewed certificate without any user interaction, wherein the processing device is to renew the certificate in view of the expiration condition, wherein the expiration condition comprises an e…
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- What does patent US9215232B2 cover?
- Certificate renewal is described. A processing device searches a certificate authority (CA) database of digital certificates to identify a certificate that satisfies an expiration condition for automatic renewal. The processing device renews the certificate as a renewed certificate without any user interaction. The processing device is to renew the certificate in view of the expiration conditio…
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- Red Hat Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04L63/0823. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Dec 15 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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