Patent ID: 7188109

Claim:
A data processing system comprising: a. a legacy data base management system having an internal legacy security facility coupled to a publically accessible digital data communication network; b. a user terminal coupled to said legacy data base management system via said publically accessible digital data communication network which makes a service request of said legacy data base management system wherein honoring of said service request by said legacy data base management system requires certain legacy security information to be presented to said legacy security facility; c. a repository located within said legacy data base management system which stores a plurality of sequences of command language script wherein execution of a first of said plurality of sequences of command language script by said legacy data base management system results in honoring of said service request; d. a digital certificate appropriate to said user terminal wherein said digital certificate corresponds to said certain legacy security information; and e. a converter including a second of said plurality of sequences of command language script wherein execution of said second of said plurality of sequences of command language script by said legacy data base management system converts said digital certificate to said certain legacy security information in a format appropriate to said legacy security facility, whereby said digital certificate is utilized by said legacy data base management system.