Calculating state of cryptographic objects and generating search filter for querying cryptographic objects

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a computer readable program stored therein, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on a computing device, causes the computing device to:

• store a set of state altering date values in state morn-data associated with a cryptographic object in a data store, wherein the set of state altering date values comprises a plurality of state altering date values;
• retrieve the set of state altering date values from the data store;
• and
• determine a state of the cryptographic object based on a combination of the plurality of state altering date values,
• wherein the set of state altering date values comprises an initial date, an activation date, a deactivation date, a compromise date, and a destroy date, and wherein determining the state of the cryptographic object comprises:
• responsive to the destroy date being set and the compromise date not being set, determining that the cryptographic object is in a destroyed state;
• responsive to the destroy date not being set and the compromise date being set, determining that the cryptographic object is in a compromised state;
• responsive to the deactivation date being set and less than or equal to a current time, determining that the cryptographic object is in a deactivated state;
• responsive to the deactivation date not being set or greater than the current time and responsive to the activation date being set and less than or equal to the current time, determining that the cryptographic object is in an active state;
• responsive to the deactivation date not being set or greater than the current time and responsive to the activation date being set and greater than the current time, determining that the cryptographic object is in a pro-active state;
• and
• responsive to the deactivation date not being set or greater than the current time and responsive to the activation date not being set and the initial date being set, determining that the cryptographic object is in an active state.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• store a set of state altering date values in state meta-data associated with a cryptographic object in a data store, wherein the set of state altering date values comprises a plurality of state altering date vales;
• retrieve the set of state altering date values from the data store;
• and
• determining a state of the cryptographic object based on a combination of the plurality of state altering date values,
• wherein the set of state altering date value comprises an initial date, an activation date, a deactivation date, a compromise date, and a destroy date, and wherein determining the state of the cryptographic object comprises:
• responsive to the destroy date being set and the compromise date not being set, determining that the cryptographic object is in a destroyed state;
• responsive to the destroy date not being set and the compromised date being set, determining that the cryptographic object is in a compromised state;
• responsive to the deactivation date being set and less than or equal to a current time, determining that the cryptographic object is in a deactivated state;
• responsive to the deactivation date not being set or greater than the current time and responsive to the activation date being set and less than or equal to the current time, determining that the cryptographic object is in an active state;
• responsive to the deactivation date not being set or greater than the current time and responsive to the activation date being set and greater than the current time, determining that the cryptographic object is in a pre-active state;
• and
• responsive to the deactivation date not being set or greater than the current time and responsive to the activation date not being set and the initial date being set, determining that the cryptographic object is in an active state.