Patent · US Active

Network equipment authentication

US9178859B1 · kind B1 · utility

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3References

20Claims

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Assignee

Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Paul Ortiz · Bulverde, US
Shelley Raina · Austin, US
Samip Bhavsar · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 2, 2013
Grant date	Nov 3, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 23, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F11/2002
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Presented herein are authentication systems and methodologies for equipment deployed in an operational electronic network. Information about a piece of network-connected equipment is received, wherein the information includes a plurality of attribute values characterizing the equipment, wherein the information is obtained via a query to the equipment that produces, as output, the plurality of attribute values. The attribute values are compared to stored values, and when one or more of the attribute values are determined to be outside a range of the stored values, the equipment is designated as non-authentic. Non-authentic equipment may include counterfeit and grey marketed equipment.

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