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System and method of using a signed GUID

US8972730B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. · US

Inventors

Thomas Paul Schmit · Huntington, US
John Robert Probin · Lesmahagow, GB
Tom Markham · Fridley, US
Mark H. Schmidt · West Islip, US
Jean U. Millien · New York, US
Kerry Warren Podolsky · Dix Hills, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 8, 2013
Grant date	Mar 3, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 23, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F21/445
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus wherein the method includes the steps of generating a globally unique identifier (GUID) for a security system appliance, saving a public key and private key of the security system appliance in a memory of the security system appliance, a manufacturer of the security system appliance generating a signed version of the GUID and the public key, saving the signed version of the GUID and public key in the memory of the security system appliance, the security system appliance sending a registration message including the signed version of the GUID and public key to a security system server and the security system server authenticating the security system appliance using the signed version of the GUID and public key of the security system appliance and a public key of the manufacturer.

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