CREDENTIAL GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES AND DEVICE MANAGEMENT SERVERS
First Claim
1. A method of mutually authenticating first and second entities, the method comprising:
- generating first and second credentials;
generating third and fourth credentials;
providing the first credential from the first entity to the second entity;
providing the fourth credential from the second entity to the first entity;
authenticating the first entity when the first credential matches the third credential; and
authenticating the second entity when the fourth credential matches the second credential.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described for establishing credentials at a device and at a device management server for the purpose of exchanging secure credentials in order to mutually authenticate the device and the server. A credential generation algorithm is described which uses a plurality of seeds, including the hardware identity of the device, the server identity, and a shared private key, to generate two sets of credentials, one to be used by the device and the other to be used by the device management server. The credentials are exchanged between the device and the server during any session, thereby assuring mutual authentication.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of mutually authenticating first and second entities, the method comprising:
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generating first and second credentials; generating third and fourth credentials; providing the first credential from the first entity to the second entity; providing the fourth credential from the second entity to the first entity; authenticating the first entity when the first credential matches the third credential; and authenticating the second entity when the fourth credential matches the second credential. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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