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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2000
Jean-françois Le Pennec, Nice, FR;
Olivier Hericourt, Cagnes sur Mer, FR;
Jacques Fieschi, Saint Lauret du Var, FR;
Jean-François Le Pennec, Nice, FR;
Olivier Hericourt, Cagnes sur Mer, FR;
Jacques Fieschi, Saint Lauret du Var, FR;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and system are disclosed for generating and using a virus-free file certificate. The method, for use in a virus-free certificate authority (), includes the steps of: receiving () a virus-free certificate request for a file from a server () or a client () system; determining () whether the file is virus-free or not; if the file is declared virus-free by the virus-free certificate authority (): generating () a virus-free certificate () including a file signature () for certifying that said file is declared virus-free by the virus-free certificate authority (); sending () back in response to the virus-free certificate request the virus-free certificate (). The method, for use in a server () or client () system, includes the steps of: determining () whether a virus-free certificate () is associated with a file; if a virus-free certificate is associated with the file: authenticating () the virus-free certificate (), said virus-free certificate including a certificate signature (); authenticating () the file, said virus-free certificate () including a file signature (), said file signature certifying that said file has been declared virus-free by a virus-free certificate authority ().