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US 6,789,193 B1Granted
Method and system for authenticating a network user
AssigneePitney Bowes Inc.
InventorRichard W. Heiden
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AssigneePitney Bowes Inc.
InventorRichard W. Heiden
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A method and system for creating a certificate for a client of a service provider of a communications network, wherein the client has a client private key and a client public key. The method includes the steps of establishing a communications link with the service provider through a dedicated communication channel; requesting a client certificate from the service provider; obtaining a caller-ID from an operator of the dedicated communication channel; and creating the requested client certificate using the caller-ID. Preferably, the method also includes the step of verifying that the caller-ID obtained from the operator of the dedicated communication channel is the same as client information provided by the client when requesting the client certificate. The certificate can be stored at a caller ID server or a client's storage.
A method for creating a service provider of a communications network to create a certificate for a client of the service provider, said method comprising:
A system for a service provider of a communications network to create a certificate for a client of the service provider, said system comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.