Method for secure installation of device in packet based communication network
US6865673B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 21, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0869
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of installing a network device in a packet-based data communication network and checking the authenticity of the installation includes: (a) communicating identification information of the device to a management system; (b) installing the device; (c) obtaining from a protocol address administrator a protocol address for the device; (d) sending a communication from the device to the management system; (e) conducting a key agreement protocol exchange between the device and the management system to establish a set of encryption keys; (f) using the set of encryption keys to provide mutual authentication by the device and the management system; (g) associating, within the management system, the time of the communication in step (d) with the identification information and the protocol address of the device; and (h) communicating from the management system to the administrator a message including the identification information, the protocol address and the time.
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