METHOD FOR CHECKING A SAFETY RATING OF A FIRST DEVICE WITH THE AID OF A DIGITAL CERTIFICATE, FIRST AND SECOND DEVICE, AND CERTIFICATE ISSUING MEANS

摘要

The invention relates to a method for checking a safety rating of a first device (11) with the aid of an associated digital certificate, comprising the steps: sending (2) the digital certificate having an identifier of a safety rating (31) from the first device (11) to a second device (12), checking (3) the identifier of the safety rating (31) with respect to a predefined safety rule by means of the second device (12), executing (4) safety measures in accordance with the result of checking the safety rules.