Patent ID: 7543147
Filing Date: 2009-06-02
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for creating a proof of possession confirmation for inclusion by an attribute certificate authority into an attribute certificate, the attribute certificate for use by an end user, the method comprising: receiving, from the attribute certificate authority in response to a request by the end user, a plurality of data fields corresponding to a target system, the identity of the end user, and a proof of identity possession by the end user; preparing a data structure corresponding to an authorization attribute of the attribute certificate, the data structure including a target system name, the identity of the end user, and the key identifier of the end user, the data structure prepared by expanding the authorization information field of the attribute certificate via an OCTET STRING corresponding to the authorization information field; processing a copy of an attribute certificate stored in a queue associated with the target system, upgrading the attribute certificate, the upgrading asynchronously triggered by the target system when the target system is underloaded.