METHOD FOR USING TRUSTED, HARDWARE-BASED IDENTITY CREDENTIALS IN RUNTIME PACKAGE SIGNATURE TO SECURE MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AND HIGH-VALUE TRANSACTION EXECUTION

摘要

A method for trusted package digital signature based on secure, platform bound identity credentials. The selection of a document to be electronically signed by a user via a computing device is made. A hash for the document is determined. The hash is encrypted with a private key of the user to create a digital signature. The document, an identification credential, and the digital signature are sent to a recipient computing device residing on a network. The identification credential comprises a digital file used to cryptographically bind a public key to specific trusted hardware attributes attesting to the identity and integrity of the trusted computing device. The trusted computing device includes a cryptographic processor.