H - Electricity – 04 – L
Patent
H - Electricity
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L
H04L 9/32 (2006.01) G06F 21/00 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2475086
The aim of the invention is to ensure the transportability of an electronic certificate and the security of the private key which forms part of a certificate of type X509, wherein it is important that said certificate is not used for unauthorised purposes by the bearer, such as assuming identity, authorisation of undesired transactions and the reproduction of transactions (replay). Said aim is achieved by means of a method for storage and transport of an electronic certificate, said certificate comprising an authorisation section dedicated to the issuing authority, a bearer section dedicated to the bearer of the certificate and a signature section fixed by the issuing authority, characterised in that all or part of the bearer section is contained in a detachable security module and that at least the authorisation section is contained in a host computer.
Le but de la présente invention est d'assurer la transportabilité d'un certificat électronique et la sécurité de la clé privée faisant partie d'un certificat du type X509.En effet, il est important que ce certificat ne soit pas utilisé ô des fins non contrôlées par le titulaire, telles que l'usurpation d'identité, l'autorisation de transactions non souhaitées ou la reproduction de transactions (replay).Ce but est atteint par une méthode de stockage et de transport d'un certificat électronique, ledit certificat comprenant une section autorité propre ô l'autorité émettrice, une section titulaire propre au titulaire du certificat et une section signature déterminée par l'autorité émettrice, caractérisée en ce que tout ou partie de la section titulaire est contenue dans un module de sécurité amovible et ce qu'au moins la section autorité est contenue dans un ordinateur hôte.
Brique Olivier
Cochard Jimmy
Hill Michael John
Joly Stephane
Gowling Lafleur Henderson Llp
Nagracard S.a.
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