Digital trust broker and end to end trust assurance in multi-domain, multi-operator and cloud networks for high security environments
US11711401B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 24, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2209/80
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
System and methods of brokering trust across multiple Authentication and Authorization methods in a multi-domain, multi-operator, private and public cloud networks are identified. A Digital Trust Broker (DTB) is disclosed that brokers trust between infrastructure authentication methods that use digital certificates (PKI) and operator/enterprise Authentication/Authorization methods through interaction with multiple operator/service provider control and management platforms. The Digital Trust Broker interacts with vendor management and security platforms for associating device manufacturing, assembly, supply-chain, and logistics attributes for assuring trust of compute, network, storage and other system components that a high security enterprise or service provider acquires and installs in their networks. Additionally, methods of generating enhanced certificates for secure network slices and other Cloud and SDN hosted virtual network functions as trust assured services are also disclosed.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.