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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1998
Mahinda K. de Silva, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ram A. Moskovitz, Mountain View, CA (US);
VeriSign, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
As part of a security infrastructure based on public-key cryptography, a first digital certificate ( ) is issued by a first certification authority ( ) to a first subscriber ( ) and binds the first subscriber ( ) to a first public key ( ). The first public key ( ) corresponds to a first private key held by the first subscriber ( ), and the first public key and the first private key form a key pair for use in public-key cryptography. The first digital certificate ( ) is digitally signed by the first certification authority ( ) and includes subscriber information ( ) pertaining to the first subscriber ( ) and related certificate information ( ) at least partially identifying a second digital certificate ( ). The second digital certificate ( ) is issued by a second certification authority ( ) to a second subscriber ( ) and is digitally signed by the second certification authority ( ). It binds the second subscriber ( ) to a second public key ( ) corresponding to a second private key held by the second subscriber ( ). The second public key and the second private key form a key pair for use in public-key cryptography. The first subscriber ( )is matched to the second subscriber ( ).