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Approach for securely deploying network devices

  • US 20060242695A1
  • Filed: 04/22/2005
  • Published: 10/26/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for deploying a network device, the computer-implemented method comprising:

  • establishing a secure introduction connection between the network device and a registrar;

    the registrar providing bootstrap configuration data to the network device over the secure introduction connection, wherein the bootstrap configuration data is used to establish a secure management connection between the network device and a secure management gateway; and

    the secure management gateway providing user-specific configuration data and security policy data to the network device over the secure management connection;

    wherein the user-specific configuration data and security policy data are used to establish a secure data connection between the network device and a secure data gateway.

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