Digital Certificate Synchronization for Bulk Renewal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Managing digital certificates is cumbersome due to varying validity end dates, leading to frequent renewal and replacement processes for certificate owners, which increases administrative burden and costs.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that allow users to set common validity end dates for multiple digital certificates, enabling simultaneous renewal and reduction of administrative tasks by synchronizing expiration dates, thereby simplifying certificate management and reducing costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If digital certificates are issued with individual validity end dates, then certificate security and individual customization are improved, but certificate management complexity and administrative burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple individual certificate management operations into a single bulk renewal operation. By allowing users to select multiple certificates and renew them simultaneously with a common validity end date, the system combines what were previously separate management tasks into one unified action, thereby reducing administrative burden while preserving the ability to customize individual certificate validity periods when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a universal certificate management interface that can handle both individual certificate operations and bulk certificate operations. The system provides multi-functionality by allowing users to manage certificates individually or in groups, select different validity end dates for individual certificates or a common date for multiple certificates, thereby reducing management complexity without sacrificing customization capabilities.
2Reliability
If multiple digital certificates are renewed at different times based on their individual expiration dates, then certificate validity is maintained, but administrative workload and time consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate certificate renewal operations into a single bulk renewal operation. Users can select multiple certificates that would otherwise expire at different times and renew them all simultaneously with a common validity end date, thereby maintaining certificate validity while significantly reducing the time and administrative effort required for renewal processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent allows users to perform preliminary selection of multiple certificates for bulk renewal before executing the renewal operation. By enabling users to pre-select certificates and set a common validity end date in advance, the system prepares the renewal operation beforehand, reducing the time required during actual execution and allowing for planned, efficient certificate management.
3Duration of action of stationary object
If certificate validity periods are extended individually, then certificate security is improved, but management costs and administrative effort increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple individual certificate extension operations into a single bulk operation. Users can extend the validity period of multiple certificates simultaneously by selecting them and specifying a common validity end date, thereby maintaining improved certificate security through extended validity periods while significantly reducing administrative effort and management costs compared to individual extensions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter of certificate validity period from individual to bulk modification. By allowing users to set a common validity end date for multiple certificates simultaneously, the system enables parameter changes across multiple certificates in one operation, reducing administrative effort while maintaining the ability to extend certificate validity periods for security purposes.
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AI summary
A method of renewing a plurality of digital certificates includes receiving, at a first time, a request from a user to renew a first digital certificate and determining an expiration date for the first digital certificate. The method also includes receiving, at a second time, a request from the user to renew a second digital certificate and determining an expiration date for the second digital certificate. The expiration date for the second certificate is later than the expiration date for the first certificate. The method further includes determining a new expiration date occurring after the first time and the second time and renewing the first digital certificate. An expiration date for the renewed first digital certificate is equal to the new expiration date. Moreover, the method includes renewing the second digital certificate. An expiration date for the renewed second digital certificate is equal to the new expiration date.