METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREDENTIAL MANAGEMENT AND DATA ENCRYPTION FOR iOS BASED DEVICES
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Mar 14, 2013
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Sep 9, 2011
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Sep 9, 2011
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A mechanism and method for managing credentials on an electronic device and providing encryption and decryption services for the electronic device comprising a mobile communication device, smart phone or other computing device. According to an embodiment the device is configured with an iOS based operating system. The device is configured with a data encryption service application and an associated secure data repository. According to an embodiment, the electronic device is configured to download and/or cache credentials from a credential management system operatively coupled to the device, comprising public-private key pairs in a PKI system. According to an embodiment, the electronic device is configured with or stores a digital verification signature. The data encryption service application is configured to encrypt/decrypt data (e.g. files, documents) and optionally digitally sign the encrypted file. The encrypted (and digitally signed data) is contained in the sandbox associated with the data encryption service application.
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