Patent ID: 7937583
Filing Date: 2011-05-03
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for providing a unified certificate request interface to a plurality of certificate authorities, said method comprising the steps of: presenting a uniform interface for receiving information pertaining to the submission of an individual certificate signing request to the plurality of certificate authorities, said interface providing a uniform set of entries for information items required in a certificate signing request generally; presenting a selectable object whereby a choice of one of the plurality of certificate authorities may be entered; receiving entry items through the uniform interface and a selection of a certificate authority; storing items of identification sufficient to identify a requesting entity to each of the plurality of certificate authorities; and communicating with a certificate authority interface of the selected certificate authority, the communicating presenting at least the received entry items required by the selected certificate authority, the communication in its totality presenting a certificate signing request to the selected certificate authority, the communication further presenting items of identification whereby a requesting entity may be associated to the certificate signing request.