METHOD FOR INVALIDATING PUBLIC KEY CERTIFICATE, METHOD FOR PREPARING INVALIDATION CERTIFICATE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING INVALIDATION APPLICATION FORM, DEVICE FOR INVALIDATING PUBLIC KEY CERTIFICATE, DEVICE FOR PREPARING INVALIDATION CERTIFICATE AND DEVICE FOR PREPARING INVALIDATION APPLICATION FORM, PROGRAM FOR INVALIDATING PUBLIC KEY CERTIFICATE, PROGRAM FOR PREPARING INVALIDATION CERTIFICATE AND PROGRAM FOR PREPARING INVALIDATION APPLICATION FORM, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RESPECTIVELY RECORDED WITH PROGRAM FOR INVALIDATING PUBLIC KEY CERTIFICATE, PROGRAM FOR PREPARING INVALIDATION CERTIFICATE AND PROGRAM FOR PREPARING INVALIDATION APPLICATION FORM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a public key certificate invalidating method capable of efficiently invalidating a plurality of public key certificates, an invalidation certificate preparing method and an invalidation application form preparing method, a public key certificate invalidation device, an invalidation certificate preparing device and an invalidation application form preparing device, a public key certificate invalidation program, and a computer readable recording medium respectively recorded with an invalidation certification preparation program and respective programs. SOLUTION: A user server or registration station server prepares an invalidation application form on which identification information common to a plurality of public key certificates to be an invalidation object is described. An authentication station server collectively invalidates public key certificates applied with the invalidation application form and prepares an invalidation certificate on which only the identification information common to the plurality of invalidated public key certificates is described. COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO