Secure tunneling with implicit device identification
US11785005B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 21, 2021 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0281
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosed technology provides for establishment of a secure tunnel with implicit device identification. The implicit device identification can be provided during establishment of a secure tunnel with a server by performing a mutual authentication with the server using a device-specific private key of the device. The device-specific private key may be provisioned during manufacturing of the device and stored by a secure hardware component of the device. Establishing the secure tunnel using implicit device identification can be helpful for operations in which a server is configured to only establish secure communications with one or more particular types of device, and can be performed without the use additional device identification communications.
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