Combined digital certificate

摘要

A system can comprise a memory to store computer readable instructions and a processing unit to access the memory and to execute the computer readable instructions. The computer readable instructions can comprise a certificate manager configured to request generation of N number of random values, where N is an integer greater than or equal to one. The certificate manager can also be configured to request a digital certificate from at least one certificate authority of at least two different certificate authorities. The request can include a given one of the N number of random values. The certificate manager can also be configured to generate a private key of a public-private key pair, wherein the private key is generated based on a private key of each of the least two certificate authorities.

主权项

1. A method for generating a combined digital certificate comprising:
generating, at a computer, N number of random values, wherein N is an integer greater or equal to two; providing, from the computer, a request to N corresponding equal authority certificate authorities; receiving, at the computer, a digital certificate from each of the N number of certificate authorities in response to the request; generating, at the computer, a private key for the computer based on a combination of data received from each of the N number of certificate authorities; and generating, at the computer, a combined digital certificate based on a combination of each digital certificate received from each of the N number of certificate authorities.