Method and system for creating a pre-shared key

• US 8,171,302 B2
• Filed: 02/23/2011
• Issued: 05/01/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Broyles, Paul J.
• Primary Examiner(s): LAFORGIA, CHRISTIAN A
• Application Number:
  US13/033,257
• Publication Number:
  US 20110154458A1
• Time in Patent Office: 433 Days
• Field of Search: 713/184, 726/6, 726/18, 709/220, 709/221
• US Class Current: 713/184
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication

Abstract

There is provided a system and method for creating a pre-shared key. More specifically, in one embodiment, there is provided a method comprising accessing an identifier associated with a computer system, and performing at least one mathematical function on the identifier to create a pre-shared key for the computer system.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

accessing an identifier associated with a computer system;

performing at least one mathematical function by a configuration unit on the identifier to create a pre-shared key for the computer system, wherein performing the at least one mathematical function includes;

performing a first mathematical function on the identifier to create a product ID; and

performing a second mathematical function on the identifier and the product ID to create a passphrase;

performing a third mathematical function to create an administrator password; and

concatenating the product ID, the passphrase, and the administrator password.

2. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising:

code adapted to access an identifier associated with a computer system; and

code adapted to perform at least one mathematical function on the identifier to create a pre-shared key for the computer system, wherein performing the at least one mathematical function includes;

performing a first mathematical function on the identifier to create a product ID; and

performing a second mathematical function on the identifier and the product ID to create a passphrase;

performing a third mathematical function to create an administrator password; and

concatenating the product ID, the passphrase, and the administrator password.

3. A method comprising:

receiving at a remote console an identifier associated with a computer system from a customer;

entering the identifier into a software program configured to create a pre-shared key for the computer system based on the identifier; and

accessing the computer system using the pre-shared key, wherein creating the pre-shared key for the computer system based on the identifier includes;

performing a first mathematical function by a configuration unit on the identifier to create a product ID; and

performing a second mathematical function by the configuration unit on the identifier and the product ID to create a passphrase;

performing a third mathematical function to create an administrator password; and

concatenating the product ID, the passphrase, and the administrator password.