Method and apparatus for retrieving X.509 certificates from an X.500 directory
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Jun 30, 1998
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Dec 13, 1995
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A method and apparatus for retrieving, verifying, and using information accessible by a directory service agent to authenticate electronic messages is described. The method comprises the steps of transmitting an open connection message to establish communication between a directory user agent and a directory service agent, searching a directory in the directory service agent for authentication certificates, fetching the found authentication certificates, and transmitting the fetched authentication certificates to the directory user agent. In one embodiment of the invention, the method also comprises the step of searching the directory for authentication certificates responsive to a search criteria message in the open connection message.
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