Communicating with a device
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1. A method for communicating with a bootstrapping server that implements functionality for a bootstrapping process for establishing secure communications within in a distributed system, the method comprising:
- setting a pointer to a server instance among two or more instances in the distributed system that is used in the bootstrapping process;
sending a data communication that includes data comprising the pointer to the server instance between an entity configured to communicate with the bootstrapping server via an interface and the bootstrapping server; and
using the pointer to identify the server instance.
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The present disclosure provides a method and apparatuses configured for identifying a server instance in communications between an entity and a bootstrapping server. In particular, the method comprises the step of sending a data communication between the entity and the bootstrapping server, wherein the data comprises a pointer to the server instance.
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1. A method for communicating with a bootstrapping server that implements functionality for a bootstrapping process for establishing secure communications within in a distributed system, the method comprising:
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setting a pointer to a server instance among two or more instances in the distributed system that is used in the bootstrapping process; sending a data communication that includes data comprising the pointer to the server instance between an entity configured to communicate with the bootstrapping server via an interface and the bootstrapping server; and using the pointer to identify the server instance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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