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Method, apparatus, and program product for provisioning secure wireless sensors

US8515389B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 14, 2011
Grant dateAug 20, 2013
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Expiry dateSep 1, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W84/18
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

We present technology that allows layman computer users to simply create, provision, and maintain secured infrastructure—an instant PKI. This technology can be used in a wide variety of applications including wired and wireless networks, secure sensor networks (such as medical networks), emergency alert networks, as well as simply and automatically provisioning network devices whether secure or not.

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