Patent ID: 8635461
Filing Date: 2014-01-21
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for facilitating access to encryption information comprising: generating, via a computer system, an encryption certificate; associating, via the computer system, the encryption certificate with a certificate identifier; and, saving, via the computer system, the certificate identifier and certificate identifier alias to a non-volatile memory, the certificate identifier being stored to be generally accessible so as to facilitate tracking of keystores and corresponding certificates; and wherein the non-volatile memory comprises a non-volatile memory location within a storage cartridge; the certificate identifier comprises a path identifier, date and time created or modified information, a keystore name, version information and company specific information; and, the non-volatile memory location with the storage cartridge comprises at least one of a cartridge memory and a data area on the storage cartridge that is not used to store encrypted data.