Patent ID: 8595815
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A system for selectively granting access to digital content utilizing a digital certificate embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising: a computer network operable to enable data communications between a plurality of computers including first, second and third computers; the digital certificate created by the first computer after the second computer initiates a request for particular digital content available from another computer of the plurality of computers, the digital certificate being created during a secure sockets layer handshake; data indicative of the requested content contained in a data field of the digital certificate; the third computer operable to cause the requested content to be made available to the second computer after it verifies a signature on the digital certificate is that of an entity authorized to grant access to the requested content; and an internet protocol stack located on the second computer; and, access manager code located in the internet protocol stack; and wherein the access manager is implemented, at least in part, as a proxy service.