Method and apparatus for trust based authentication in SDN clustering
US11438321B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 13, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1046
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of managing a node in a cluster of nodes in an SDN network. The method comprising receiving from the node a request to join the cluster and a list of references authenticating the node. The references are verified and if the referenced passed the verification the node is allowed to join the cluster. Then a trust level of the node is calculated based on the number of verified references, wherein a role of the node in the cluster depends on the trust level of said node.
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