Patent attributes
Various methods and systems are provided for autonomous signing management for a key distribution service (“KDS”). In operation, a key request from a KDS client device is received at a KDS server. The key request is associated with a security token of a signing entity caller or verifying entity caller, and a signature descriptor. The signature descriptor supports signing data with an encryption key and verifying a signature with a decryption key. The signing entity caller or the verifying entity caller is authenticated based on the corresponding security token and signature descriptor. The encryption key or the decryption key associated with the key request is generated. The encryption key or the decryption key is generated based on authenticating using the security token and the signature descriptor. The encryption key or the decryption key is communicated to a KDS client device the KDS client to sign data or decrypt a signature.
