Patent ID: 8321662
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for certificate renewal using secure handshake, the method comprising: determining, to form an expiration determination, whether a validity period associated with a certificate ends within a predetermined period from a time of receiving the certificate from a holder of the certificate during the secure handshake, wherein the certificate is received as a part of a secure handshake, wherein the secure handshake is a part of a secure data communication; notifying, responsive to the expiration determination being true, the holder of the certificate, the holder being one of a first application executing in a first data processing system and the first data processing system, the holder being a party engaged in the secure handshake; requesting a new certificate on behalf of the holder; receiving the new certificate; and sending the new certificate to the holder of the certificate over a network.