Automated Access, Key, Certificate, and Credential Management
AssigneeSSH Communications Security OYJ
InventorTatu J. Ylonen
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Abstract
Certain embodiments provide means for managing automated access to computers, e.g., using SSH user keys and other kinds of trust relationships. Certain embodiments also provide for managing certificates, Kerberos credentials, and cryptographic keys. Certain embodiments provide for remediating legacy SSII key problems and for automating configuration of SSH keys, as well as for continuous monitoring.
Claims21
1-20. (canceled)
A method for managing keys in a computerized system, the method comprising:
- determining a key is a shared key, wherein a key is a shared key when information of the key can be shared by a plurality of entities or would be shared by a plurality of entities as a result of a requested key management operation, and
- performing a shared key operation based on the determining.
An apparatus for management of keys, the apparatus comprising at least one processor, and at least one memory including computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to:
- determine that a key is a shared key, wherein a key is a shared key when information of the key can be shared by a plurality of entities or would be shared by a plurality of entities as a result of a requested key management operation, and
- cause a shared key operation based on the determining.
A key management server for a computer network, configured to:
- determine that a key is a shared key, wherein a key is a shared key when information of the key can be shared by a plurality of entities or would be shared by a plurality of entities as a result of a requested key management operation, and
- cause a shared key operation based on the determining.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.