SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LICENSE ENTITLEMENT KEY DISTRIBUTION
First Claim
1. A license entitlement key distribution comprising:
- a communication device comprising,a processor,a small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceiver communication interface,a secret key,a first machine-readable storage medium comprising,a license entitlement key generation module executable by the processor; and
an SFP transceiver comprising,a second machine-readable storage medium configured to store an SFP configuration value, anda device communication port configured to communicatively couple the SFP transceiver with the SFP transceiver communication interface; and
wherein upon communicatively coupling the SFP transceiver to the communication device, the license entitlement key generation module generates a generated license entitlement key based on the SFP configuration value and the secret key.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for the distribution of license entitlement keys utilizing a small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceiver. An SFP transceiver may be utilized in connection with a communication device that transmits data according to a variety of communication protocols. In various embodiments, the license entitlement keys may be generated using an SFP configuration value stored in machine-readable storage medium in the SFP transceiver. The SFP configuration value may be an input, together with other values associated with the SFP transceiver and a secret key in order to generate a license entitlement key. The secret key may be stored in the communication device, and may be stored in such a manner so to not be externally readable. In certain embodiments, configuration settings may be tied to the license entitlement key.
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24 Claims
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1. A license entitlement key distribution comprising:
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a communication device comprising, a processor, a small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceiver communication interface, a secret key, a first machine-readable storage medium comprising, a license entitlement key generation module executable by the processor; and an SFP transceiver comprising, a second machine-readable storage medium configured to store an SFP configuration value, and a device communication port configured to communicatively couple the SFP transceiver with the SFP transceiver communication interface; and wherein upon communicatively coupling the SFP transceiver to the communication device, the license entitlement key generation module generates a generated license entitlement key based on the SFP configuration value and the secret key. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for generating a license entitlement key, the method comprising:
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communicatively coupling a small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceiver with a communication device; accessing a secret key stored within the communication device; accessing an SFP configuration value stored on an SFP machine-readable storage medium in the SFP transceiver; and generating a generated license entitlement key based on the SFP configuration value and the secret key. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A communication device configured to receive a small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceiver, the SFP transceiver comprising an SFP configuration value, the communication device comprising:
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a processor; an SFP transceiver communication interface configured to communicatively couple the SFP transceiver to the communication device; a secret key; and a first machine-readable storage medium, the first machine-readable storage medium comprising, a license entitlement key generation module executable by the processor and configured to generate a license entitlement key, wherein upon communicatively coupling the SFP transceiver to the communication device, the license entitlement key generation module generates a license entitlement key based on the SFP configuration value and the secret key.
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