Patent ID: 7853806
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G07F,H04L

Abstract:
1. An issuer apparatus for issuing digital information which has a value, comprising: an accreditation information generation unit configured to generate accreditation information which includes a set of information corresponding to verification keys that correspond to third parties that are trusted by the issuer of the digital information and that assure tamper-proof capability of a user apparatus; a signature unit configured to provide a signature of the issuer apparatus to the digital information and to the accreditation information; a manifest generation unit configured to generate a manifest corresponding to the digital information; a sending unit configured to send the digital information and the accreditation information to the user apparatus; a receiving unit configured to receive session information which includes a verification key of the user apparatus and a serial number; and a unit configured to send information including a verification key of the issuer apparatus, the manifest and the session information to the user apparatus, wherein the user apparatus that receives the digital information, the accreditation information and the manifest sends a verification key that corresponds to a third party to a second user apparatus when sending the digital information and the accreditation information to the second user apparatus, and wherein the accreditation information and the verification key are used by the second user apparatus to verify that tamper-proof capability of the user apparatus is assured by the third party that is trusted by the issuer apparatus.