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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2005
Sally C. Thurman, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Karl F. Hoech, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Frank A. Hummer, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Sally C. Thurman, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Karl F. Hoech, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Frank A. Hummer, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for generating a hierarchical set of certifiers nodes for a public key infrastructure within an ad-hoc network. The method includes determining at least one potential certifier node that is eligible to become certifier nodes from a set of nodes in an ad-hoc network, creating a new certifier node from the at least one potential certifier node based on a selection criteria, and creating a parent-child relationship with the new certifier node.