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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 16, 1999
Charles R. J. Moore, Brisbane, AU;
Peter V. O'Connor, Moorooka, AU;
Spyrus, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A programmable policy module (PPM) allows a user to configure specific policy elements available from a software application, in order to meet a particular assurance level. The policy will then be enforced by the PPM to meet a target set of policy requirements. In one embodiment, the PPM provides the linkage between the certificate policy identified in an X.509 certificate extension, and the execution of a module that enforces the specific policy elements during the process of digital certificate registration. The PPM can execute at the Registration Authority (RA) in a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), and can permit enforcement of the policy elements in the Certificate Policy (CP) which governs the operations of the RA.