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A method of issuing passwords

CA 2309397 A1 · Owner: Baker, Guy James · Inventors: Baker, Guy James; Mitchell, Jonathan; Worringham, John Edward Peter

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A method of issuing passwords is described where each password is associated with a specified unique entity. For example an, entity may be a site or switch in a communications network and the passwords may be required to enable a software patch to be installed on that switch. A database of details of each entity is stored and a manager is able to modify this database to indicate whether a password may be issued for a particular software patch and switch. A web interface is provided via which requests for passwords are made and an email engine provides email responses to the requests. Details of the requests are stored in the database and a manager is able to obtain information from the …

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  • Filed May 24, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 24, 2020.
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FiledMay 24, 2000
GrantedNo grant recorded
Term endedMay 24, 2020
Patent numberCA 2309397 A1
Classification (IPC)H04L9/32 +1 more

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