Patent ID: 8688989
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a secure device, cause the secure device to perform a method, the method comprising: managing, via the secure device, certificates with a sender via a receiver, wherein the sender and the receiver are to engage in a communication with one another, the secure device being a tamper-resistant device that is located in a local processing environment of the receiver, and the secure device comprising a private key that, when provided, grants administrative access to the secure device; wherein managing the certificates comprises, before the sender and the receiver engage in the communication, performing a certificate exchange between the secure device and the sender, the certificate exchange comprising: sending, from the secure device, a decrypted version of an encrypted key to the receiver, once the receiver presents the encrypted key provided by the sender, and wherein the receiver uses the decrypted version to engage in the communication with the sender.