Provisioning proxy for provisioning data on hardware resources
US8925066B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 15, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/0806
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A processing device receives an unauthenticated provisioning request from a hardware, wherein the processing device is in a first network zone that is accessible to the hardware resource. The processing device determines whether the hardware resource satisfies one or more provisioning criteria. Responsive to determining that the hardware resource satisfies the one or more provisioning criteria, the processing device forwards the provisioning request to a server residing behind a firewall in a second network zone that is inaccessible to the hardware resource, receives provisioning data from the server by the provisioning proxy, and forwards the provisioning data to the hardware resource.
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