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DISTRIBUTED GROUP TEMPORAL KEY (GTK) STATE MANAGEMENT

  • US 20130283360A1
  • Filed: 04/20/2012
  • Published: 10/24/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • determining, by a particular security protocol supplicant in a computer network, a group temporal key (GTK) state at the particular supplicant;

    exchanging, by the particular supplicant, the GTK state with one or more neighbor supplicants in the computer network;

    determining whether any inconsistencies exist in the GTK state at the particular supplicant based on the exchange; and

    in response to determining that any inconsistencies exist in the GTK state, performing, by the particular supplicant, a GTK state synchronization with a security protocol authenticator by indicating to the authenticator what is needed to resolve the inconsistent GTK state at the particular supplicant.

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