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Secure device introduction with capabilities assessment

  • US 20080072292A1
  • Filed: 09/01/2006
  • Published: 03/20/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for introducing devices into an environment and managing introduced devices such as to establish complimentary relationships, restrict resource access, and establish peer device trust, the method comprising:

  • introducing a first device into the environment, the introducing comprising establishing a temporary link between the device and a nexus communicatively coupling the first device to the environment, and exchanging security credentials for establishing a secure link over the temporary link; and

    determining contemporaneously with the introducing if operational restrictions or functionality aggregation should be applied to the first device.

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