Incorporating digital certificates in smart wearable devices
AssigneeDigiCert, Inc.
InventorsSupratik Mondal, Avesta Hojjati
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for establishing a trust framework with respect to smart wearable devices. In one implementation, a smart wearable device includes memory configured to store one or more certificates issued by a Certificate Authority (CA), wherein the one or more certificates enable a user of the smart wearable device to digitally verify his or her identity for performing a security-based action. The smart wearable device further includes a Near Field Communication (NFC) device configured to wirelessly link with a security terminal to perform the security-based action when the identity of the user is verified.
Claims17
A smart wearable device comprising:
- memory configured to store one or more certificates issued by a Certificate Authority (CA), the one or more certificates enabling a user of the smart wearable device to digitally verify his or her identity for performing a security-based action;
- and
- a Near Field Communication (NFC) device configured to wirelessly link with a security terminal to perform the security-based action when the identity of the user is verified, wherein the NFC device is configured for communication with one or more of a pairing device, a secure device, and a Point-of-Sale (POS) terminal,
- wherein the pairing device is a mobile phone having an application configured to assist the user with entering set-up parameters for defining operations of the smart wearable device and to download a digital trust certificate from the CA to the smart wearable device for establishing digital trust.
A Certificate Authority (CA) system comprising:
- a processing device;
- and
- memory configured to store computing logic having instructions that, when executed, cause the processing device to perform steps of
- issuing one or more certificates to a smart wearable device to digitally certify an identity of the smart wearable device and a user of the smart wearable device, the one of more certificates establishing a security framework for digitally verifying the identity of the smart wearable device and user, and
- issuing a session certificate to the smart wearable device to enable the user to perform one or more security-based actions,
- wherein the computing logic is a certification program for certifying a plurality of smart wearable devices and for certifying multiple users of each of the smart wearable devices.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium of a mobile device, the non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to store logic having instructions that, when executed, enables a processing device to:
- pair with a smart wearable device to enable Near Field Communication (NFC) with the smart wearable device;
- and
- guide a user of the smart wearable device through a set-up procedure to download a digital certificate from a Certificate Authority (CA) to the smart wearable device,
- wherein, when the smart wearable device is linked with a security terminal, the digital certificate enables the user to perform one or more security-based actions when an identity of the user is verified.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.