Global Patent Index - EP 1297654 A1

EP 1297654 A1 20030402 - INTERPRETATION OF THE IDENTITY OF AN ENTITY

Title (en)

INTERPRETATION OF THE IDENTITY OF AN ENTITY

Title (de)

INTERPRETATION DER IDENTITÄT EINER ENTITÄT

Title (fr)

INTERPRETATION DE L'IDENTITE D'UNE ENTITE

Publication

EP 1297654 A1 20030402 (EN)

Application

EP 00936929 A 20000614

Priority

FI 0000535 W 20000614

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0197445A1] The invention concerns a method for limiting the interpretation of the identity of an entity. According to the invention, one or more digital certificates are defined for the public key of the entity; a digital certificate of the entity or data indicating the digital certificate to be used is added to a digital document generated by the entity; the digital document is signed digitally, said digital document comprising at least the digital certificate of the entity or data indicating the digital certificate to be used; and the entity is verified by the aid of the digital certificate indicated by the digitally signed digital document.

IPC 1-7

H04L 9/32

IPC 8 full level

H04L 9/32 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04L 9/321 (2013.01); H04L 9/3247 (2013.01); H04L 9/3263 (2013.01); H04L 9/3297 (2013.01); H04L 2209/56 (2013.01); H04L 2209/80 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0197445A1

Citation (examination)

  • EP 0386867 A2 19900912 - FISCHER ADDISON M [US]
  • US 5659616 A 19970819 - SUDIA FRANK WELLS [US]
  • STEFAN BRANDS ED - RICARDO BAEZA-YATES ET AL: "Off-line electronic cash based on secret-key certificates", 3 April 1995, LATIN '95: THEORETICAL INFORMATICS, SPRINGER BERLIN HEIDELBERG, BERLIN, HEIDELBERG, PAGE(S) 131 - 166, ISBN: 978-3-540-59175-7, XP047001247

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0197445 A1 20011220; AU 5224800 A 20011224; EP 1297654 A1 20030402

DOCDB simple family (application)

FI 0000535 W 20000614; AU 5224800 A 20000614; EP 00936929 A 20000614