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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 23, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Kendrick Reiter, Raritan, NJ (US);
Stuart Gerald Stubblebine, Lebanon, NJ (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Corp., New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/222 ; H04L 9/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/222 ; H04L 9/32 ;
Abstract
A name-to-target binding system generates certificates for use in authenticating a target key. In the system the certificate includes a first key. At least one attribute is assigned to the first key. A liability value is assigned to the combination of the first key and the at least one attribute. The system includes a second key used to sign a combination of the first key, the at least one attribute and the liability value wherein the second key is associated with the insurer agreeing to be liable for the liability value.