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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2004
Keith R. Vogel, Duvall, WA (US);
Charlie D. Chase, Woodinville, WA (US);
Kelvin S. Yiu, Seattle, WA (US);
Philip J. Hallin, Port Townsend, WA (US);
Louis K. Thomas, Bellevue, WA (US);
Keith R. Vogel, Duvall, WA (US);
Charlie D. Chase, Woodinville, WA (US);
Kelvin S. Yiu, Seattle, WA (US);
Philip J. Hallin, Port Townsend, WA (US);
Louis K. Thomas, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
An update process is used to update root certificates in a root certificate store of a client computer, maintaining the integrity of the existing root certificates as well as any new root certificates. In accordance with certain aspects, the integrity of a certificate trust list identifying one or more root certificates is verified. The root certificate store of the client computer is modified in accordance with the certificate trust list if the integrity of the certificate trust list is verified.