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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2023
Digicert, Inc., Lehi, UT (US);
Avesta Hojjati, Austin, TX (US);
DigiCert, Inc., Lehi, UT (US);
Abstract
Utilizing hardware tokens in conjunction with a Hardware Security Module (HSM) for code signing includes, subsequent to storing a private key of a developer, receiving a request to sign a digest of software from the developer; receiving an approval from the developer to enable use of the private key; and responsive to the approval, encrypting and signing the digest utilizing the private key to attest the software is from the developer. The steps can further include, responsive to failing to receive the approval, denying the request. In this manner, a cloud based HSM approach can be trusted similarly to a physical hardware token approach, as well as providing the additional security benefits of an HSM over a physical hardware token.