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System and method for authentication in a public cloud

US10979416B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

Nicira, Inc. · US

Inventors

Vaibhav Kulkarni · Pune, IN
Narendra Sharma · Sunnyvale, US
Aditya Gokhale · Pune, IN
Ganesan Chandrashekhar · Campbell, US
Vivek Agarwal · Campbell, US
Akshay Katrekar · Mountain View, US
Rompicherla Sai Pavan Kumar · Pune, IN

Key dates

Filing date	May 9, 2018
Grant date	Apr 13, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 22, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L67/10
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for managing a trusted connection within a public cloud comprises transmitting a first token and a second token from a cloud service manager to a public cloud controller, initializing a public cloud manager in response to receipt of the first token and the second token, and generate a cloud certificate, and transmitting the cloud certificate and the second token from the public cloud manager to a management plane. The method further comprises establishing a trusted connection between the public cloud controller and the management plane in response to receipt of the cloud certificate and the second token by the management plane.

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