Patent ID: 7536544
Filing Date: 2009-05-19
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for delivering information from a trust information provider to a client having memory for verification of a received certificate by said client, comprising the steps of: downloading a trust information object (TIO) from a server to said memory of said client, said TIO comprising at least a plurality of hash values, each hash value being hashed from a trusted entity certificate, and a plurality of trust vectors, each trust vector corresponding to a hash value and being indicative of the level of trust associated with a particular trusted entity certificate; verifying said received certificate by hashing said received certificate to generate a resulting hash value, comparing said resulting hash value to said plurality of hash values in said TIO to determine if a match exists, and, if said match is found, determining if the corresponding trust vector indicates a requisite level of trust to establish a connection; and establishing a connection between said client and said server if said corresponding trust vector indicates the requisite level of trust to establish said connection.