PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS AND METHODS

摘要

The PKI system includes a number of remote devices, a PKI gateway communicating with the remote devices, and a PKI service provider communicating with the PKI gateway. The PKI gateway enables communication between the devices and the PKI service provider. The PKI gateway includes a number of device interfaces communicating with remote devices, a core processing component communicating with the device interfaces, a public key cryptosystems component communicating with the core processing component; and a PKI service interface communicating with the core processing component and with a PKI service provider. A method of enabling communication between a PKI service provider and the devices is provided. The method includes transmitting a message in a first format from a remote device to a PKI gateway; translating the message from the first format to a generic format used by the PKI gateway; translating the message from the generic format to a second format used by the PKI service provider; and, transmitting the message in the second format from the PKI gateway to the PKI service provider.