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US 2009/0154705 A1Published application
Apparatus and Method for Facilitating Cryptographic Key Management Services
AssigneeSymantec Corporation
InventorsWilliam F. Price, III, Jonathan D. Callas
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Abstract
A cryptographic key management system includes executable instructions to control access to keys based on permissions for users and groups. Executable instructions support cryptographic operations on the keys through a network application program interface. The cryptographic operations are controlled by the permissions. The cryptographic operations are distributed between the servers and the clients in accordance with criteria specifying optimal execution of cryptographic operations between the servers and the clients.
Claims13
A cryptographic key management system, comprising executable instructions to:
- control access to keys based on permissions for users and groups;
- and
- support cryptographic operations on the keys through a network application program interface, wherein the cryptographic operations are controlled by the permissions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.