WISeKey renews its IoT patent for digital authentication

This patent protects the pioneering work of WISeKey on the digital certification of authenticity of a physical object, and corresponding computer program and storage device, as well as to the use of the method for digital certification of authenticity of a physical object of value, Global News Wire reports. 

In addition, the method consists of steps for: 

• issuing a storage device including a digital certificate of authenticity; 
• encrypting information reflecting at least one characteristic uniquely associated with the physical object; 
• checking, whenever required, the validity of the digital certificate of authenticity when using a network computer; 
• the network computer cooperating with the storage device and a validating or certifying authority to validate in real time the status of the digital certificate of authenticity; 
• modifying the status of validity of the digital certificate of authenticity, whenever required.