Patent ID: 9350536
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method for encrypted email key management, comprising: creating, by a key agent executing on a processor, a secure tunnel between the key agent and a cloud key service executing on a processor; receiving, by the cloud key service from the key agent, a request for key generation for the email sender, the request including email sender credentials; verifying, by the cloud key service, the request for key generation; identifying, by the cloud key service, a tenant location on the cloud key service, the tenant location being associated with the email sender; creating, by the cloud key service, a key pair and corresponding digital certificate for the email sender; encrypting, by the cloud key service, the key pair and corresponding digital certificate with a key controlled by the key agent; storing the encrypted key pair and corresponding digital certificate at the identified tenant location; transmitting a public key from the key pair and the corresponding digital certificate to an email address specified in the digital certificate; and closing the secure tunnel.