Patent · US Active

Method and system for automatic secure delivery of appliance updates

US7802092B1 · kind B1 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Blue Coat Systems, Inc. · US

Inventors

Thomas J. Kelly · Worthington, US
Gary Tomic · Petersburg, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 30, 2005
Grant date	Sep 21, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 10, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L2209/76
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method to securely deliver software updates to an appliance are provided. The system comprises a key generator, a reporting module, and a certificate signing request (CSR) module. The key generator may be configured to generate, at the processing system, verification data for the processing system. The reporting module may be configured to communicate the verification data from the processing system to a verification database. The certificate signing request (CSR) module may be configured to obtain a signed certificate from a certificate authority (CA) based on the verification data stored in the verification database.

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