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Method and system for automatic secure delivery of appliance updates

  • US 7,802,092 B1
  • Filed: 09/30/2005
  • Issued: 09/21/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An appliance, comprising:

  • a memory;

    a network interface device;

    a processor connected to the memory and the network interface device;

    a key generator configured to generate, via the processor of the appliance, a manufacturing public key for the appliance;

    a reporting module coupled to the key generator and configured to communicate via the network interface device verification data, including the manufacturing public key and a serial number of the appliance, from the appliance to a verification database; and

    a certificate signing request (CSR) module configured to obtain via the network interface device a signed certificate from a certificate authority (CA) based on the verification data stored in the verification database, wherein the CA has access to the verification database.

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