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Supporting differentiated secure communications among heterogeneous electronic devices

US9380044B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9References

21Claims

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Assignee

Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Tao Zhang · Beijing, CN
Helder F. Antunes · معلمی نژاد, US
Aaron Lung · San Jose, US
Chintan Patel · Lowell, US
Ajith Thrivikramannair · Santa Clara, US
Akshay Kumar Singhal · Pune, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 10, 2014
Grant date	Jun 28, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 10, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L2209/84
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A gateway apparatus supports differentiated secure communications among heterogeneous electronic devices. A communication port communicates via communication networks of different types with two or more associated devices having diverse secure communication capabilities. The gateway logic selectively authenticates the associated devices for group membership into a Secure Communication Group (SCG), and selectively communicates Secure Communication Group Keys (SCGKs) to the devices having the diverse secure communication capabilities for selectively generating session keys locally by the associated devices for mutual secure communication in accordance with the group membership of the associated devices in the SCG.

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