Patent ID: 9225715
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, in a data processing system, for securely associating an application with a well-known entity, the method comprising: determining, by a processor of a validation mechanism in the data processing system, whether an identified application has an associated certificate; responsive to the identified application having the associated certificate, determining, by the processor of the validation mechanism, whether the associated certificate is issued from a certificate authority associated with the well-known entity trusted by a user of the identified application by requesting validation of the associated certificate from the certificate authority indicated by the associated certificate establishing that the certificate authority in fact issued the certificate associated with the application, wherein the request for validation is sent by the processor of the validation mechanism via a cryptographic exchange through a network to the certificate authority, wherein the certificate authority is in a separate domain from an application marketplace where the application was obtained, and wherein a processor of the certificate authority responds via the cryptographic exchange to the validation mechanism with an indication of whether the certificate authority in fact issued the certificate associated with the application; and responsive to the associated certificate being issued by the certificate authority associated with the well-known entity trusted by the user of the identified application, providing, by the processor of the validation mechanism, an indication to the user that the application is trusted in context to interactions with the certificate authority.