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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2009
Siddharth Bhai, Redmond, WA (US);
Zhe (Jessie) LI, Sammamish, WA (US);
William S. Jack, Iii, Panama, PA;
Christopher W. Mccarron, Hartford, CT (US);
James J. Simmons, Bothell, WA (US);
Qi Cao, Bellevue, WA (US);
Siddharth Bhai, Redmond, WA (US);
Zhe (Jessie) Li, Sammamish, WA (US);
William S. Jack, III, Panama, PA;
Christopher W. McCarron, Hartford, CT (US);
James J. Simmons, Bothell, WA (US);
Qi Cao, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
An offline trust system establishes a trust relationship between a trust authority computer system and a target computer system without relying on an active network connection between the computer systems. The offline trust system separates the trust establishment operation into a provisioning phase and a configuration phase. The provisioning phase can be performed entirely on the trust authority, while the configuration phase can be performed entirely on the target computer system requesting trust. The two phases can be performed at different times and do not assume any connection between the two computer systems. An administrator may perform the provisioning phase for many target computer systems at the same time. Thus, the offline trust system provides a way to establish trust between computer systems that is more reliable and less prone to failure.