Patent ID: 7925878
Filing Date: 2011-04-12
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for deploying a trusted network capable of securely updating devices that allows for secure transactions over an open communications network, comprising the steps of: binding a single credential to a plurality of devices to be used in secure transactions over the open communications network; maintaining a manifest identifying each device of the plurality of devices bound to the single credential; where in the manifest lists the plurality of devices at the time of creation, is stored in an escrow database, and forms a list that is not altered; maintaining a current list of devices approved to securely transact over the open communications network, each device being related in the current list of devices to the single credential bound to the plurality of devices to which the device belongs; and before allowing any of the plurality of devices to send a message over the open communications network, determining whether the device is authenticated to be a trusted device for transacting over the open communications network by verifying the validity of the single credential bound to the device based on the manifest and the current list.