A METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR CERTIFICATE REVOCATION LIST CONSOLIDATION AND ACCESS

    公开(公告)号:CA2328645C

    公开(公告)日:2009-04-21

    申请号:CA2328645

    申请日:2000-12-15

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: This invention discloses a system for certificate revocation list (CRL) consolidation and access, comprising: a plurality of certificate authorities (CAs); a pluralit y of CRL retrieval agents associated with CRL distribution mechanisms of CAs, for consolidating the CR Ls from multiple CAs; CRL databases, for storing the consolidated CRLs from multiple CRL retrieval agents and the replication of CRLs; and CRL access API. Therefore, application can acce ss the nearest CRL database to determine whether a digital certificate has been revoked via a s et of unified APIs without bothering the detailed of CRL distribution mechanisms. In addition, the system of the invention is also adapted for consolidating and accessing all kinds of black list.

    A METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR CERTIFICATE REVOCATION LIST CONSOLIDATION AND ACCESS

    公开(公告)号:CA2328645A1

    公开(公告)日:2001-07-07

    申请号:CA2328645

    申请日:2000-12-15

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: This invention discloses a system for certificate revocation list (CRL) consolidation and access, comprising: a plurality of certificate authorities (CAs); a pluralit y of CRL retrieval agents associated with CRL distribution mechanisms of CAs, for consolidating the CR Ls from multiple CAs; CRL databases, for storing the consolidated CRLs from multiple CRL retrieval agents and the replication of CRLs; and CRL access API. Therefore, application can acce ss the nearest CRL database to determine whether a digital certificate has been revoked via a s et of unified APIs without bothering the detailed of CRL distribution mechanisms. In addition, the system of the invention is also adapted for consolidating and accessing all kinds of black list.

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