Patent ID: 8099593
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of searching and retrieving certificates for use in the processing of an encoded message, said method comprising: performing a search on a certificate server, wherein at least one query is submitted by an application executing on a computing device to the certificate server to request retrieval of all certificate authority certificates and cross-certificates issued by a certificate issuer of one organization that are stored on the certificate server in response to a first user request, wherein each of said certificate authority certificates is issued to a certificate issuer within said organization, and wherein each of said cross-certificates is issued to a certificate issuer of a different organization; retrieving the certificate authority certificates and cross-certificates and storing on the computing device the certificate authority certificates and cross-certificates; receiving a second user request to download a selected end entity certificate from the computing device to a mobile device; determining whether any certificate authority certificates or cross-certificates related to the end entity certificate are stored on the computing device; and in response to the second user request, downloading the selected end entity certificate to the mobile device, and further automatically downloading all certificate authority certificates and cross-certificates determined to be related to the selected end entity certificate to the mobile device.