Secure authenticated network connections
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- registering a plurality of system nodes with a data node communicatively coupled to a control node;
identifying at the control node a number of clients authorized to access each of the system nodes;
receiving at the control node a request from an authorized client to access and control at least one of the system nodes; and
establishing via the control node and data node a secure authenticated connection between the authorized client and the system node.
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Abstract
Implementations described and claimed herein provide access, e.g., to building automation systems, via a secure authenticated network: connection. A secure authenticated network connection may be established in a network environment according to one implementation between a client and a system node (e.g., a server controlling the building automation system). The system node registers with a data node and the control node maintains a listing of clients authorized to access the system node. When a client desires access to the system node, the client requests access via the control node. The control node authenticates the client as an authorized user and establishes a secure authenticated connection between the client and the system node via the data node.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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registering a plurality of system nodes with a data node communicatively coupled to a control node;
identifying at the control node a number of clients authorized to access each of the system nodes;
receiving at the control node a request from an authorized client to access and control at least one of the system nodes; and
establishing via the control node and data node a secure authenticated connection between the authorized client and the system node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer program product encoding computer programs for executing a computer process on a control node communicatively coupled to a data node, the computer process comprising:
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registering a plurality of system nodes with the data node;
identifying at the control node a number of clients authorized to access the system nodes;
receiving at the control node a request from an authorized client to access and control at least one of the system nodes; and
establishing via the control node and data node a secure authenticated connection between the authorized client and the system node. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A service provider system for establishing a secure authenticated network connection between remote clients and system nodes for controlling building automation systems, comprising:
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a data node securely connecting to a plurality system nodes, the data node registering each of the securely connected system nodes; and
a control node communicatively coupled to the data node, the control node authenticating a remote client to access and control at least one of the system nodes registered with the data node and then establishing a secure authenticated connection between the remote client and the system node. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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