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Cloud device identification and authentication

  • US 10,469,495 B2
  • Filed: 09/08/2017
  • Issued: 11/05/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer processor of a handheld device cause the handheld device to:

  • capture an image of an optical code affixed to a network device, wherein the optical code encodes a unique identifier for the network device and a secret string for locally connecting to the network device;

    display a list of selectable device sites to a user based on a geographical location of the network device;

    obtain a user-specified device site that is a logical networking environment within which the network device is to operate;

    determine whether the unique identifier corresponds to a known device based on a list of known devices; and

    responsive to the optical code'"'"'s unique identifier corresponding to the known device, provision the network device to operate in the user-specified device site, wherein provisioning the network device comprises;

    communicating the secret string to the network device to establish a trusted session with the network device and establish an authentication key shared between the network device and the handheld device; and

    communicating the authentication key to a remote server to allow the remote server to authenticate the network device.

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