Patent ID: 9124430
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, using a centralized key management system, key file information associated with a plurality of keys; storing, by the centralized key management system, the key file information in a plurality of key objects, such that each key object contains information associated with one of the plurality of keys; associating the plurality of key objects with at least one key set object such that each of the at least one key set objects has at least one associated key object resulting in at least one hierarchy of objects defined by each of the at least one key set objects and its at least one associated key object, each of the at least one key set objects representing a group of keys that are managed together; and associating at least one policy object with each of the at least one key set objects, the at least one policy object defining parameters to manage the group of keys represented by the associated key set object.