Patent ID: 8356172

Claim:
A set-top-box, comprising: a memory comprising computer instructions; a controller coupled to the memory, wherein the controller when executing computer instructions, performs operations comprising: transmitting a request to a remote management server for status information associated with a x.509 certificate intended for the set top box, wherein at least one of the set top box and the remote management server operate in an interactive television network; and receiving the status information associated with the x.509 certificate from the remote management server, wherein one or more events associated with the status information are received by the remote management server from at least one of the set top box, a certificates proxy, an external certificate web service, a certificate authority, or combinations thereof, and wherein the status information comprises at least a portion of the received events; transmitting a second request for the x.509 certificate to the certificates proxy, wherein the certificates proxy transmits the second request to the external certificate web service, and wherein the external certificate web service transmits the second request to the certificate authority: and receiving the x.509 certificate from the certificate authority.