MUMBAI, India, Nov. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202647127896 A) filed by Abb Schweiz AG on October 27, 2026, for Method For Issuing And Obtaining Certificates, Devices, And Computer Program Product.
Inventors include Ma, Jijun; Zhang, Hongke; Liu, Yu; Pook, Stefan; Jeske, Ralf; and Schneider, Rudy.
The application for the patent was published on October 30, 2026, under issue no. 44/2026.
Abstract: Embodiments of present disclosure relate a method for issuing a certificate for an industrial device. In the method, a certificate management device receives network address information broadcasted by an industrial device from the industrial device. The certificate management device transmits a request for a device identifier of the industrial device to the industrial device. The certificate management device receives the device identifier from the industrial device. The certificate management device verifies that the industrial device is trusted based on the device identifier. The certificate management device issues a certificate for establishing secure communications in the industrial network to the industrial device. In this way, the verification process is also implemented without human interference. As such, the industrial device can obtain a certificate for secure communications with other devices thereby reducing human efforts and potential provisioning errors.
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