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Certifying the identity of a network device

  • US 8,650,394 B2
  • Filed: 11/14/2011
  • Issued: 02/11/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for certifying the identity of a network device, the method comprising:

  • directly physically coupling the network device to a provisioning device via an electrical cable without requiring any network connectivity;

    wherein the provisioning device comprises both a configuration module and a certification module;

    the provisioning device certifying the identity of the network device by performing;

    the configuration module generating a cryptographic public/private key pair for the network device and the certification module obtaining a digital certificate for the network device, and sending both the generated private key and the obtained digital certificate to the network device over the electrical cable;

    wherein the obtained digital certificate is signed by a certificate authority;

    wherein the obtained digital certificate includes the generated public key.

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