摘要 |
A system and method for certificate-based client registration via a document processing device is provided. A client device, having an operating system disparate from a document processing device on a computer network, connects to the document processing device to procure a valid digital certificate. The document processing device receives authentication data from the client device, which is then verified by a trusted authentication server. The document processing device, based upon the verification by the authentication server, authenticates the certificate request made by the client device. The document processing device then forwards the authenticated certificate request to a trusted certificate server for issuance of a digital certificate. The certificate server issues the digital certificate, which is then returned to the document processing device. The digital certificate is then sent to the client device, thereby enabling the client device to request the performance of document processing operations by the document processing device.
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