Patent ID: 9276742
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: receiving a cryptographic resource including a first artifact in a first format having a first metadata set, the first format being a pretty good privacy (PGP) canonical format; converting the first artifact to a second artifact having a second format; storing the second artifact in a repository; and responsive to a request for the first artifact, creating a third artifact based on the second artifact; wherein: the repository cannot store the first artifact, at least in part, because the first artifact is formatted according to the first format; the second artifact being formatted according to the second format retains the first metadata set of the first artifact; the repository configured to store the second artifact, at least in part, because the second artifact is formatted according to the second format; the third artifact is a functional copy of the first artifact, the third artifact functionally replaces the first artifact; the second format is a standard format of the repository; and the first format and the second format are distinct formats.