Patent ID: 7823190
Filing Date: 2010-10-26
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving a request from a user and/or an application component to view keystore data; implementing a first set of security restrictions associated with the request to view the keystore data, the keystore data comprising a full set of keys and/or certificates; providing a limited view of the keystore data to the requesting user and/or application component based on the results of the first set of security restrictions, wherein the limited view of the keystore data comprises a subset of the full set of keys and/or certificates, and wherein the subset is specific to the user and/or application component; detecting an attempt by the user and/or application component to access specified portions of the keystore data provided in the view; implementing a second set of security restrictions associated with the attempt to access the specified portions of the keystore data; and providing limited access to the keystore data to the user and/or application component based on the results of the second set of security restrictions.