STAKEHOLDER CERTIFICATES

摘要

An electronic device (130) uses a record (122) which defines capabilities desired for the electronic device. The requirements of one or more stakeholders are entrusted using stakeholder priority certificates (136). Signatures in the stakeholder priority certificates are authenticated by a device (130). A processor compares components (140) of the electronic device against the received record (122) and the trusted stakeholder requirements to determine operation characteristics of the electronic device (130). The processor can execute a conflict resolution process (133) to resolve conflicts among stakeholder requirements such as arbitrating among at least two of the stakeholders. The processor can resolve conflicts among the stakeholder requirements using a predetermined priority sequence (135).