Patent ID: 8099594

Claim:
A system, comprising: a memory; and one or more processors coupled to the memory, wherein the memory comprises program instructions executable by the one or more processors to: store a default preference set in said memory, the default preference set being distinct from any digital certificate within said system, wherein the preferences of the default preference set are not specific to any given digital certificate; receive a plurality of different certificate preference sets in said memory, each certificate preference set specifying certificate preferences that are specific to one or more respective digital certificates; receive a plurality of digital certificates, wherein the preferences of said default preference set and the preferences of said plurality of certificate preferences are distinct from any preferences specified by those digital certificates; and process a plurality of digital certificates according to the default preference set and at least some of said plurality of certificate preference sets such that each digital certificate of said plurality of digital certificates is processed according to said default preference set, and different ones of said plurality of digital certificates are processed according to different ones of said plurality of certificate preference sets.