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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2014
Adobe Systems Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US);
Neerav Aggarwal, Ghaziabad, IN;
Salil Taneja, Noida, IN;
ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A computer implemented method and apparatus for provisioning certificates for use in applying digital signatures to electronic content are described. A method for provisioning a certificate to a user for use in applying a digital signature to electronically stored content includes receiving a request for the certificate. Each certificate is unique to a particular user and is usable, by an application executable by a processor of a computer device, to apply a digital signature to electronically stored content. The method further includes embedding the certificate in a wrapper formatted according to a file format compatible with the application. The wrapper includes at least one attribute facilitating enforcement of one or more digital rights management rule(s), and the method further includes sending the wrapped certificate containing the embedded certificate to the computer device.