Reliance server for electronic transaction system

• Main Authors: FRANK W. SUDIA, ALAN ASAY, PAUL A. TURNER
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 16.02.2000
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ADVERTISING; CALCULATING; CHECKING-DEVICES; CODING OR CIPHERING APPARATUS FOR CRYPTOGRAPHIC OR OTHERPURPOSES INVOLVING THE NEED FOR SECRECY; COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS; COMPUTING; COUNTING; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; DISPLAY; EDUCATION; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRICITY; PHYSICS; SEALS; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION

A method of managing reliance in an electronic transaction system includes a certification authority issuing a primary certificate to a subscriber and forwarding to a reliance server, information about the issued primary certificate. The reliance server maintains the forwarded information about issu...