CPC H04L 9/3263 (2013.01) [H04L 9/321 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |
1. A certificate management authority (CMA) system for managing certificates issued to a client electronic device by a first certificate authority (CA) and a second CA, comprising:
a portal in operable communication with the client computing device and the first and second CAs;
a processor; and
a memory having computer executable instructions stored therein, which, when executed by the processor, enable the CMA system to:
(i) receive, through the portal over an electronic network, a first certificate request from the client electronic device;
(ii) establish, based on receipt of the first certificate request, a first interaction of the certificate management portal with an electronic interface of the first CA;
(iii) generate, based on the first certificate request and the first interaction, a CMA certificate request, from the portal and through the electronic interface to the first CA;
(iv) receive, from the first CA through the electronic interface, a first aggregated certificate package generated according to the CMA certificate request;
(v) enable a download of a first certificate of the delivered first aggregate certificate package directly from the first CA based on the CMA certificate request;
(vi) receive, through the portal over the electronic network, a second certificate request from the client electronic device; and
(vii) automatically establish, based on the second certificate request, a second interaction between the portal and the second CA to enable a download to the client electronic device of a second aggregate certificate package directly from the second CA.
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