Multi-tenant discovery and claiming of distributed storage nodes over an insecure network
US9705873B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 17, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/56
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A technique is introduced that enables a server to establish trust of and a secure channel of communication with an unverified client computer, which can be on a different insecure network. To establish trust, the server needs to ensure that the client computer is legitimate, and the client computer similarly needs to ensure that the server is legitimate. With mutual trust established, a secure channel of communication is established between the server and the client computer. With mutual trust and a secure channel of communication established, the client computer can safely communicate with the server, for example, to download software that enables the client computer to join a central management system at the server.
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