CERTIFICATE IMPLEMENTATION SYSTEM

摘要

A certificate for use in a secure communication system that employs a public-key infrastructure (PKI) scheme is disclosed. The certificate includes: a certificate field including an indication of identity of a secure device to which the certificate pertains, a certificate field including a public key, and at least one of the following certificate fields: a certificate field including a level of security of a timer used in the secure communication system, a certificate field including a level of security of a non-volatile memory (NVM) of the secure device, a certificate field including a level of implementation of export to another secure communication system, a certificate field including an identification of at least one encryption mode supported by the secure device, and a certificate field including a rendering type specification. Related apparatus and methods are also disclosed.