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Systems and methods for organizing devices in a policy hierarchy

  • US 10,630,686 B2
  • Filed: 03/10/2016
  • Issued: 04/21/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for organizing devices in a policy hierarchy, the method comprising:

  • creating a first node;

    assigning a first policy to the first node;

    creating a second node, the second node referencing the first node as a parent node such that the second node inherits the first policy of the first node;

    receiving an encryption key having a key attribute;

    determining acceptability of a securance of the encryption key based on the key attribute conforming to at least the first policy inherited by the second node from the first node;

    registering a second device to the second node by referencing a unique identifier of the second node such that the second device is bound by at least the first policy inherited from the first node;

    assigning a second policy to the second node such that the second node is assigned the first policy and the second policy; and

    performing an applied key management operation including one of key management, key distribution, or key federation on the second device registered to the second node such that the applied key management operation is evaluated based on at least one of the first or second policies of the second node,wherein the encryption key is distributed to the second device in response to determining that the encryption key is acceptable.

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