US 12,250,326 B2
Certificate entitlement licenses for authenticating public key infrastructure certificate enrollment
Chi Fai Sze, Palatine, IL (US); Andrzej Grzesik, Jaworzno (PL); Chris A. Kruegel, Plainfield, IL (US); Konrad Papierz, Cracow (PL); and Steven K. Turner, Cary, IL (US)
Assigned to MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC., Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC., Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Aug. 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/822,616.
Prior Publication US 2024/0073030 A1, Feb. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/08 (2006.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 9/3263 (2013.01) [H04L 9/0825 (2013.01); H04L 9/0861 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for authenticating public key infrastructure certificate enrollment, the system comprising:
a device manager including an electronic processor configured to:
receive a request for access to an external software service, the request being generated by an electronic device connect service on behalf of an electronic device, the request including a unique electronic device identifier;
determine, based on the request, whether the electronic device is entitled to participate in the certificate management service;
responsive to determining that the electronic device is entitled to participate in a certificate management service, transmit a certificate entitlement license request including the unique device identifier to a certificate entitlement license manager;
receive, from the certificate entitlement license manager, a certificate entitlement license for the unique device identifier; and
deliver the certificate entitlement license based on the unique device identifier;
wherein the electronic device connect service is either internal or external to the electronic device.