Apparatus to automatically establish or modify mutual authentications amongst the components in a software defined networking (SDN) solution
US11265316B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 20, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/1408
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosure provides an approach for establishing authentication between components in a network. Embodiments deploying a node of a monitoring appliance in response to a request and providing a token for accessing a network manager to the node of the monitoring appliance. Embodiments include generating, by the node of the monitoring appliance, a certificate of the node of the monitoring appliance and providing the certificate of the node of the monitoring appliance to the network manager with the token for accessing the network manager. Embodiments include adding, by the network manager, based on the token for accessing the network manager, the certificate of the node of the monitoring appliance to a first trust store and providing, by the network manager, a network manager certificate to the node of the monitoring appliance. Embodiments include adding, by the node of the monitoring appliance, the network manager certificate to a second trust store.
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