Internet Based E-Will Management System Using Certificate and Method Thereof

An Internet based e-will management method in which a will is managed by making digital signatures using a certificate issued by a certificate authority through a will management server connected to a testator/testatrix terminal and a will executor terminal via a network, the method comprising the step of:

• (a) making digital signatures on an application form and a will using a certificate by a testator/testatrix through the testator/testatrix terminal and transmitting the digitally signed application form and will to the management server together with a secret key for encrypting the will by the testator/testatrix terminal;
• (b) receiving the digitally signed application form and will and the secret key and verifying and storing the digital signatures of the application form and will by the management server;
• (c) confirming the death of the testator/testatrix by the management server;
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• (d) transmitting, upon confirmation of the death of the testator/testatrix, the digitally signed will and the secret key to the will executor terminal by the management server.

An Internet based e-will management system which is connected to a testator/testatrix terminal via a network and a will executor terminal and in which a will is managed by making a digital signature using a certificate issued by a certificate authority, the system comprising:

• a will receiving section configured to receive an application form and a will which are digitally signed using a certificate of the testator/testatrix from the testator/testatrix terminal and to verify and store the digital signatures of the application form and will;
• a death confirmation receiving section configured to confirm the death of the testator/testatrix;
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• a will transmitting section configured to transmit, upon confirmation of the death of the testator/testatrix, the digitally signed will to the will executor terminal.

An Internet based e-will management system which is connected to a testator/testatrix terminal via a network and a will executor terminal and in which a will is managed by making a digital signature using a certificate issued by a certificate authority, the system comprising:

• a will receiving section configured to receive an application form, a will, and a secret key which are digitally signed using a certificate of the testator/testatrix and to verify and store the digital signatures of the application form, the will being encrypted using the secret key;
• a death confirmation receiving section configured to confirm the death of the testator/testatrix;
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• a will transmitting section configured to transmit, upon confirmation of the death of the testator/testatrix, the digitally signed will and the secret key to the will executor terminal.