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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2005
Robert T. Bell, Bountiful, UT (US);
Douglas Q. Dexter, Cary, NC (US);
Robert T. Bell, Bountiful, UT (US);
Douglas Q. Dexter, Cary, NC (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method of establishing a digital certificate on an endpoint includes establishing a connection between a proxy function module and the endpoint. The proxy function module is remotely located from the endpoint and operable to communicate with the endpoint and a certificate authority. Authentication information is generated at the endpoint. A portion of the authentication information is transmitted to the proxy function module. The proxy function module obtains a digital certificate based on the portion of the authentication information. The digital certificate is received at the endpoint from the proxy function module.