Secure communication system and method of operation for conducting electronic commerce using remote vault agents interacting with a vault controller

摘要: A secure end-to-end communications system provides end users access to vault-based custom applications of an organization for purposes conducting electronic commerce. The includes a web-based vault controller running application, e.g. registrations application in cryptographically linked database and Certificate Management System (CMS) generating digital certificates, at least one remote agent coupled the providing users. An X.500 directory is CMS agents storing user data. which comprises collection Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) provide interface controller; Lightweight Data Access Protocol (LDAP) used directory; depositor organization. APIs perform cryptographic functions passing between vaults by or other library uses LDAP directory. accesses web based on non-web basis enable communicate securely with applications, such as registration that administers certificates.