CPC H04L 9/3268 (2013.01) [G06F 21/105 (2013.01); G06F 21/33 (2013.01); H04L 9/3247 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
authenticating, by a certification authority computer of a certification authority, an issuing authority;
receiving, by the certification authority computer, an issuing authority public key from an issuing authority computer of the issuing authority;
digitally signing, by the certification authority computer, the issuing authority public key using a certification authority private key;
generating, by the certification authority computer, a digital certificate associated with the issuing authority, wherein the digital certificate includes the digitally signed issuing authority public key;
transmitting, by the certification authority computer, the digital certificate to a recipient to associate the digital certificate with a digital license generated by the issuing authority; and
sharing, by the certification authority computer, a certification authority public key with one or more parties adapted to receive the digital license and the associated digital certificate from a holder of the digital license.
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