Methods of issuing a certificate for a domain name
AssigneeGo Daddy Operating Company, LLC
InventorsWarren Adelman, Wayne Thayer
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Abstract
The invention provides methods for efficiently registering a domain name and issuing a certificate without a Subscriber submitting a separate request for the certificate. In some embodiments, a notice may be provided to the Subscriber, after requesting to register a domain name, that a certificate may be issued for the domain name. The certificate may be saved in a Subscriber's account to enable the Subscriber to use the certificate at a later time. In yet other embodiments, a single vetting process may be used to facilitate one or more of: creating a Subscriber's account; registering a domain name; and issuing a certificate.
Claims15
An improved method of issuing a SSL certificate for a domain name, comprising the steps of:
- a Facilitator's Computer Network comprising a Domain Name Registering Function and a Certificate Authority Function, the Facilitator's Computer Network receiving a request over the Internet from a Subscriber to register a domain name, wherein the request to register the domain name does not include a SSL certificate request;
- and responsive to the Facilitator's Computer Network receiving the request:
- the Domain Name Registering Function registering the domain name to the Subscriber;
- and
- the Certificate Authority Function creating, signing, and issuing a SSL certificate for the domain name without receiving a request for the SSL certificate.
An improved method of issuing a SSL certificate for a domain name, comprising the steps of:
- a Facilitator's Computer Network comprising a Domain Name Registering Function and a Certificate Authority Function, the Facilitator's Computer Network receiving a request from a Subscriber over the Internet to register a domain name, wherein the request to register the domain name does not include a SSL certificate request;
- and responsive to the Facilitator's Computer Network receiving the request:
- the Facilitator's Computer Network subjecting the Subscriber to a vetting process;
- and
- if the Subscriber passed the vetting process:
- the Domain Name Registering Function registering the domain name to the Subscriber;
- and
- the Certificate Authority Function creating, signing, and issuing a SSL certificate for the domain name without receiving a request for the SSL certificate.
An improved method of issuing a SSL certificate for a domain name, comprising the steps of:
- the Facilitator's Computer Network comprising a Domain Name Registering Function and a Certificate Authority Function, the Facilitator's Computer Network receiving a request over the Internet from a Subscriber to create an account;
- the Facilitator's Computer Network subjecting the Subscriber to a vetting process;
- if the Subscriber passed the vetting process:
- the Facilitator's Computer Network creating the account for the Subscriber;
- the Facilitator's Computer Network receiving a request from the Subscriber to register a domain name, wherein the request to register the domain name does not include a SSL certificate request;
- and responsive to the Facilitator's Computer Network receiving the request to register a domain name:
- the Domain Name Registering Function registering the domain name to the Subscriber;
- and
- the Certificate Authority Function creating, signing, and issuing a SSL certificate for the domain name without receiving a request from the Subscriber for the SSL certificate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.