System and method for administering digital certificate checking
AssigneeBlackBerry Limited
InventorsIan Robertson, Michael Grant Kirkup, Herbert Anthony Little
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Abstract
Systems and methods for handling electronic messages. An electronic message that is associated with a digital certificate is to be processed. A decision whether to check the validity of the digital certificate is based upon digital certificate checking criterion. An IT administrator may provide to one or more devices configuration data that establishes the digital certificate checking criterion.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- receiving a plurality of time periods at a mobile communication device, each time period of the plurality of time periods defining a periodicity for checking validity of a digital certificate;
- storing the plurality of time periods at the mobile communication device;
- after receiving and storing the plurality of time periods, the mobile communication device:
- receiving a digital certificate for a recipient;
- selecting, in dependence on one or more factors, a time period for use with the digital certificate from the plurality of time periods;
- and
- validating the digital certificate when a last time since a validity of the digital certificate was checked is not within the selected time period.
A mobile communication device, comprising:
- at least one communication subsystem;
- at least one memory component;
- and
- at least one processor in communication with the at least one communication subsystem and the at least one memory component, the at least one processor being configured to enable:
- receiving a plurality of time periods using the at least one communication subsystem, each time period of the plurality of time periods defining a periodicity for checking validity of a digital certificate;
- storing the plurality of time periods in the at least one memory component;
- after receiving and storing the plurality of time periods:
- receiving a digital certificate for a recipient;
- selecting, in dependence on one or more factors, a time period for use with the digital certificate from the plurality of time periods;
- and
- validating the digital certificate when a last time since a validity of the digital certificate was checked is not within the selected time period.
A non-transitory electronic device-readable medium bearing code which, when executed by at least one processor of an electronic device, causes the electronic device to implement the method of:
- receiving a plurality of time periods, each time period of the plurality of time periods defining a periodicity for checking validity of a digital certificate;
- storing the plurality of time periods;
- after receiving and storing the plurality of time periods:
- receiving a digital certificate for a recipient;
- selecting, in dependence on one or more factors, a time period for use with the digital certificate from the plurality of time periods;
- and
- validating the digital certificate when a last time since a validity of the digital certificate was checked is not within the selected time period.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.