US 12,250,327 B2
Systems and methods for digital certificate security
Seth Martin Shearer, Buffalo, WY (US); and Spencer Vernon Shearer, Buffalo, WY (US)
Assigned to VELLITAS LLC, Buffalo, WY (US)
Filed by VELLITAS LLC, Buffalo, WY (US)
Filed on Oct. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/491,229.
Application 18/491,229 is a continuation of application No. 17/900,750, filed on Aug. 31, 2022, granted, now 11,831,785.
Application 17/900,750 is a continuation of application No. 16/942,651, filed on Jul. 29, 2020, granted, now 11,444,786, issued on Sep. 13, 2022.
Application 16/942,651 is a continuation of application No. 15/184,997, filed on Jun. 16, 2016, granted, now 10,771,260.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/180,479, filed on Jun. 16, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0089121 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 9/32 (2006.01); G06F 16/951 (2019.01); G06F 21/45 (2013.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01)
CPC H04L 9/3263 (2013.01) [G06F 16/951 (2019.01); G06F 21/45 (2013.01); G06F 21/577 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2101 (2013.01); H04L 2209/64 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
identifying a plurality of digital certificates, individual digital certificates of the plurality of digital certificates including respective internal information;
determining external information associated with the individual digital certificates, the external information including geolocation information associated with a physical location where the digital certificate is stored, wherein the geolocation information includes aggregated data from prior scans with a history of geolocations of an Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with the individual digital certificates;
running a query against the internal information and the external information of the plurality of digital certificates to identify one or more vulnerable digital certificates associated with a client based on the internal information and the external information; and
sending a notification to the client regarding the one or more vulnerable digital certificates.