System and method for providing security backup services to a home network
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1. A method of providing security backup services to a home network comprising:
- registering a network gateway for said home network with a service provider;
enrolling a network device with said home network;
reenrolling said network device with said home network;
detecting if said network gateway has been replaced between said enrolling and said reenrolling; and
if said network gateway has been replaced, determining if said network gateway has been endorsed by said service provider.
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Abstract
Methods and systems of providing security backup services to a home network are described. In one embodiment, the gateway for a home network is registered with a service provider. A network device is enrolled with the home network, and periodically reenrolls. The device detects whether the gateway has been replaced between enrolling and reenrolling, and if it has been replaced, determines whether the new network gateway has been endorsed by the service provider.
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1. A method of providing security backup services to a home network comprising:
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registering a network gateway for said home network with a service provider;
enrolling a network device with said home network;
reenrolling said network device with said home network;
detecting if said network gateway has been replaced between said enrolling and said reenrolling; and
if said network gateway has been replaced, determining if said network gateway has been endorsed by said service provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for providing security backup services to a home network comprising:
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means for enrolling a network device with a network gateway for said home network, said enrolling comprising receiving a first service provider certificate and a first gateway certificate;
means for reenrolling said network device with said network gateway, said reenrolling comprising receiving a second service provider certificate and a second gateway certificate;
means for comparing said first service provider certificate with said second service provider certificate, to determine whether a service provider for said home network has changed between said enrolling and said reenrolling; and
means for determining if said network gateway has endorsed the change. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of detecting a change in the structure of a network, comprising:
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connecting a first co-registrar with a second co-registrar, said connecting comprising said first co-registrar validating a first credential identifying said second co-registrar, and said second co-registrar validating a second credential identifying said first co-registrar;
registering a device with said first co-registrar, said registering comprising exchanging secret information between said device and said co-registrar, said secret information uniquely identifying said device, said registering further comprising copying said first credential and said second credential to said device as a stored first credential and a stored second credential;
periodically transmitting a query from said device to said first co-registrar for said first credential and said second credential; and
comparing said first credential with said first stored credential, in order to detect a change in the identity of said second co-registrar. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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