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Table 3 Sequence of messages and actions for server authentication ceremony

From: Local user-centric identity management

Nr.

Message/action description

1.

User initiates secure TLS connection through client platform

2.

Client platform contacts server

3:

Server returns server certificate containing public key

4.

Server certificate is forwarded to OffPAD

5.

Server certificate is validated (syntactic server authentication)

6.

Server certificate is mapped to petname

7.

Petname is presented to user

8.

User performs cognitive server authentication

9.

User approves server authentication

10.

TLS connection established between client and server