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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2017
Siemens Schweiz Ag, Zürich, CH;
SIEMENS SCHWEIZ AG, Zürich, CH;
Abstract
A computer apparatus for transmitting a certificate to a device in an installation is provided. The computer apparatus has a coupling unit for establishing and breaking a connection between the computer apparatus and the device, a processing unit for transmitting a certificate to the device by means of the established connection, wherein the certificate is valid for a first time period and is issued by a certification authority based on a certificate request, and a receiving unit for receiving a further certificate request from the device by means of the established connection, wherein the further certificate request is designed to request a certificate for a second time period, wherein the coupling unit is designed to break the connection after the certificate is transmitted and the further certificate request is received.