Dynamic generation of digital certificate requests
Summary
The USPTO granted patent US12598077B2 to Zebra Technologies Corporation for a method of dynamically generating digital certificate requests using CSR input templates. The patent covers a server-based system that transmits CSR templates with dynamic field definitions to multiple client devices, receives completed CSRs with attribute values, and installs corresponding digital certificates. The patent was filed on September 23, 2022, and contains 16 claims.
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The USPTO issued patent grant US12598077B2 to Zebra Technologies Corporation for a method involving dynamic CSR template handling for digital certificate generation. The patent describes storing a CSR input template with both dynamic first field definitions and static second field definitions, transmitting these templates to multiple client devices, receiving completed CSRs with inserted attribute values, and installing digital certificates accordingly. The patent claims cover systems and methods for scalable certificate provisioning across device fleets.
For Zebra Technologies and other technology companies developing certificate management or PKI solutions, this patent establishes intellectual property rights that may affect product development strategies and licensing considerations. Competitors in the digital certificate, IoT device management, or network security space should evaluate whether their offerings may implicate these patent claims.
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Dynamic generation of digital certificate requests
Grant US12598077B2 Kind: B2 Apr 07, 2026
Assignee
Zebra Technologies Corporation
Inventors
Michael J. Ringholm, Blake E. Nemura, Vinod Govindaraju
Abstract
A method in a server, the method comprising: storing, in a memory of the server, a certificate signing request (CSR) input template comprising: (i) a dynamic first field definition including an attribute name, and (ii) a second field definition including a second field value; transmitting respective CSR instructions to a plurality of client devices, each instruction including the CSR input template; in response to transmitting the instructions, receiving, from each client device, a CSR comprising: (i) a first field value including an attribute value inserted by the client device in place of the attribute name, and (ii) the second field value; installing respective digital certificates at each of the client devices in response to receiving the CSRs.
CPC Classifications
H04L 9/3247 H04L 9/3265 H04L 9/3268
Filing Date
2022-09-23
Application No.
17951514
Claims
16
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