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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8190885 | Non-volatile memory sub-system integrated with security for storing near field transactions An architecture is presented that facilitates maintaining a log of near field transactions in a memory module that includes security functionalities and near field communication (NFC) capabilities. The memory module comprises non-volatile memory that stores security... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8185732 | Selecting and executing a content code corresponding to an information processing apparatus based on apparatus check information at the time of processing using the content code An information processing apparatus includes: a data processing unit that acquires content codes including a data processing program recorded in an information recording medium and executes data processing according to the content codes; and a memory that stores an ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181016 | Applications access re-certification system An applications access re-certification system is disclosed. The system is used for approving and re-certifying a user's access rights to applications stored or existing in an institution's computer system based on reviewing in a configurable timeframe the user's fu... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176316 | Validation server, validation method, and program A validation server using HSM, which reduces required process time from receiving a validation request to responding with a validation result, and comprises a first software cryptographic module 142 and a second software cryptographic module 143 on a v... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171283 | Vehicle segment certificate management using short-lived, unlinked certificate schemes The present invention advantageously provides a system and method for management of cryptographic keys and certificates for a plurality of vehicles. Each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles generates public/private key pairs, requests multiple time-distributed cert... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8161279 | Methods and systems for proofing identities using a certificate authority A digital certificate is provided to a customer having an electronic account linked to the customer's physical address. Using the digital certificate, the customer performs electronic transactions with a third party. A proofing workstation receives a request from a ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8151108 | Methods for establishing a secure channel of communications to enable switched video service on a host media server A secure channel is established to enable access to switched video service on a media server using a bridge component between the media server and a switched video network. Multiple tuners can be coupled with the media server. Each of the multiple tuners can have an... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145898 | Encryption/decryption pay per use web service A method, system, and computer program product for providing security for files transferred across a network, such as the Internet is provided. In one embodiment, a web service receives a request for content from a partner. The web service contacts a certificate aut... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8135950 | Method and apparatus for managing digital certificates Method and apparatus for managing digital certificates are described herein. In one embodiment, an encryption certificate is extracted from an email received from an owner of the encryption certificate, where the encryption certificate being issued from a trusted pa... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8131995 | Processing feature revocation and reinvocation A method includes storing, at a storage location of a system, a first security value and utilizing, at the system, a first security certificate compatible with the first security value and incompatible with at least a second security value, wherein the first securit... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8122245 | Anonymity revocation Methods and systems for anonymity revocation, enabling a trusted entity to identify a user computer within an anonymous system. A system comprises an attester computer providing attestation value cert from a security module public key and an identifying value. The u... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8122244 | Secure management of configuration parameters in a computing platform A computing platform (10) protects system firmware (30) using a manufacturer certificate (36). The manufacturer certificate binds the system firmware (30) to the particular computing platform (10). The manufacturer certificate also... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117438 | Method and apparatus for providing secure messaging service certificate registration A method and apparatus for providing an automated SMS registration mechanism to support authentication, authorization, creation and maintenance of PKI related tasks using web authentication that is keyed by corporate Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) are ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8117439 | Issuing secure certificate using domain zone control validation A requester requests a secure certificate for a domain name from a validating entity, such as a certification authority. To verify that the requestor has control over the domain name, the validating entity generates a pass string. The requestor enters the pass strin... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112623 | Communication terminal apparatus, server terminal apparatus, and communication system using the same A communication terminal apparatus includes a storage section configured to store a library function in which a first specific instruction is executed a process to be executed prior to a communication with a communication target and a second specific instruction is ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8108669 | Image forming apparatus for generating electronic signature An image forming apparatus for attaching an electronic signature to image data read from a paper document is disclosed. Validity of a first public key certificate that certifies a first signature key is determined. A first electronic signature-for the image data is ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103868 | Sender identification system and method A database is queried based upon data contained in a message to obtain sender identification information, at least part of which is not contained in the message as it was sent. The sender identification information is presented to a recipient, which can send a signa... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099593 | System and method for retrieving related certificates A system and method for searching and retrieving certificates, which may be used in the processing of encoded messages. In one embodiment, a certificate synchronization application is programmed to perform certificate searches by querying one or more certificate ser... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8099595 | Synchronizing certificates between a device and server Systems and methods for processing messages within a wireless communications system are disclosed. A server within the wireless communications system maintains a list of certificates contained in devices that use the server. The server synchronizes or updates the li... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8099594 | Certificate processing Embodiments of methods, apparatuses, systems and/or devices for processing a certificate are disclosed. ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8095788 | Method and apparatus for integrated provisioning of a network device with configuration information and identity certification According to one aspect, a provisioning server comprises a configuration module that configures a network device and an identification certification module that certifies the identity of the network device. With use of the provisioning server, the network device doe... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8095787 | Systems and methods for optimizing SSL handshake processing A method for buffering SSL handshake messages prior to computing a message digest for the SSL handshake includes: conducting, by an appliance with a client, an SSL handshake, the SSL handshake comprising a plurality of SSL handshake messages; storing, by the applian... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8090939 | Digital certificate that indicates a parameter of an associated cryptographic token In at least some embodiments, a method comprises obtaining a digital certificate that indicates a parameter of a cryptographic token associated with the digital certificate. The method further comprises associating a level of trust with the digital certificate based... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8086848 | Automated process for a web site to receive a secure socket layer certificate The present invention provides systems and methods for enabling encrypted communication capabilities for a Subscriber's Web Site, thereby allowing Customers to access the Subscriber's Web Site in a secure manner. A Hosting Provider, that hosts the Subscriber's Web S... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8074067 | Member certificate acquiring device, member certificate issuing device, group signing device, and group signature verifying device It is an object of the present invention to enhance the security and reduce the data amount of data to be handled in a group signing system, in which when the group public key which includes: a description for four groups: group 1, group 2, group T, and group E of t... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8074066 | System and method for sending secure messages Electronic messages are sent from a sending system to an identified recipient and are encoded using information contained in a certificate. A key store is accessed by a messaging application to determine if a certificate associated with the recipient is present. If ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8069347 | Method for the application of implicit signature schemes A method of verifying a transaction over a data communication system between a first and second correspondent through the use of a certifying authority. The certifying authority has control of a certificate's validity, which is used by at least the first corresponde... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8069346 | Implicit certificate verification A method of computing a cryptographic key to be shared between a pair of correspondents communicating with one another through a cryptographic system is provided, where one of the correspondents receives a certificate of the other correspondents public key informati... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8065516 | Hard disk drive with certification function A magnetic disk drive is provided capable of reducing a processing load even in a mode of, for example, reproduction during recording. In one embodiment, a magnetic disk drive includes a storage unit for storing certificate information that relates to the magnetic d... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8065517 | Method and system for transferring information to a device A system and method for transferring information include generating a public/private key pair for programming equipment and sending the programming equipment public key to a certificate authority. A programming equipment certificate is generated using the programmin... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8041942 | Robust peer-to-peer networks and methods of use thereof A method of authentication of peers of a peer-to-peer network includes a certificate issuer tracking at most a predetermined number of node IDs for each peer on the peer-to-peer network, a requesting peer requesting from the certificate issuer a certificate for auth... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8032744 | Method and apparatus for self-authenticating digital records A method for proving the validity of a digital document digitally signed using a digital key that corresponds to a digital certificate in a chain of digital certificates issued by certification authorities within a hierarchy of certification authorities. At least on... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8032743 | Reliance server for electronic transaction system A method of managing reliance in an electronic transaction system includes a certification authority issuing a primary certificate to a subscriber and forwarding to a reliance server, information about the issued primary certificate. The reliance server maintains th... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8028162 | Methods and systems for automated authentication, processing and issuance of digital certificates A computer system and process for issuing digital certificates use domain-control vetting to issue certificates. A requestor requests a certificate from a certificate authority, which identifies at least one approver to approve issuance of the digital certificate. I... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8024560 | Systems and methods for securing multimedia transmissions over the internet In one embodiment, the systems and methods utilizes an enciphered permit identification number, called a session certificate, to reference the policy attribute values and session key that are stored in a secured, online reference monitor (SRM). The session key is us... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8024561 | Using digital certificates to facilitate enforcement of product licenses One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that uses digital certificates to facilitate enforcing licensing terms for applications that manipulate documents. During operation, the system obtains a credential, wherein the credential includes a private ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8019989 | Public-key infrastructure in network management A method of granting a public-key certificate to a managed node in an IT network is provided. A request from the managed node to grant the certificate is received at a certification server. It is ascertained whether an initialization-to-request time interval between... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8019990 | Authority-neutral certification for multiple-authority PKI environments A method for facilitating electronic certification, and systems for use therewith, are presented in the context of public key encryption infrastructures. Some aspects of the invention provide methods for facilitating electronic certification using authority-neutral ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8015400 | Certificate management and transfer system and method A method and system for Certificate management and transfer between messaging clients are disclosed. When communications are established between a first messaging client and a second messaging client, one or more Certificates stored on the first messaging client may... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8015399 | Communication apparatus, communication system, certificate transmission method and program A communication apparatus includes an authentication part for authenticating another communication apparatus with a first digital certificate, and a certificate transmission part for transmitting a second digital certificate when the authentication part succeeds in ... | 09/06/2011 |
