Patent ID: 7657747
Filing Date: 2010-02-02
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for issuing an electronic document comprising: establishing a grantor certified reference by a grantor, a requestor certified reference, and access control rules for a requestor, said grantor owning information that is to be accessed by said requestor; incorporating, by a processor device, said grantor certified reference, said requestor certified reference, and said access control rules in an electronic document digitally signed by said grantor; providing the signed electronic document to a service provider that stores the information on a computer system and that controls access to the information; determining that the grantor is valid based on the signature of the grantor; determining that the requestor is valid based on the requestor certified reference; and providing the requestor with access to the information stored on the computer system based on the determination that the grantor is valid and the determination that the requestor is valid.