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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019

Filed:

Mar. 01, 2017
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Thomas Fiege, Salinas, CA (US);

Michael P. Groover, Vail, AZ (US);

Mark E. Hack, Austin, TX (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/08 (2006.01); H04L 9/14 (2006.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/3247 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); H04L 9/0894 (2013.01); H04L 9/14 (2013.01); H04L 9/3271 (2013.01); H04L 63/061 (2013.01); H04L 63/123 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2103 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for using public keys provided by an authentication server to verify digital signatures. A plurality of public keys from a plurality of public-private key pairs and stored in a local key store. A request is received to access computational resources in the system. A challenge is returned in response to the request. A response to the challenge is received comprising a purported digitally signed challenge. A determination is made as to whether the purported digitally signed challenge is verified using a first public key of the public keys in the local key store. A determination is made as to whether the purported digitally signed challenge is verified using a second public key of the public keys in the local key store in response to determining that the first public key did not verify the purported digitally signed challenge.


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