Network device data erasure
US11405273B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 2021 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/0843
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method includes determining, by a computer device, device information for a network device communicatively coupled to the computer device. The method includes retrieving, from a server device, a configuration file corresponding to the device information as determined. The method includes resetting the network device using the configuration file as retrieved. The method includes clearing user-addressable storage locations of the network device. The method includes outputting an indication of whether resetting the network device was successful and whether clearing the user-addressable storage locations of the network device was successful.
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