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Authorizing equipment on a sub-network

  • US 9,130,888 B2
  • Filed: 11/23/2011
  • Issued: 09/08/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, at an authorization server, an encrypted request for a connection;

    identifying, by the authorization server, a first unique identifier associated with the encrypted request;

    identifying, by the authorization server, a network membership key associated with the first unique identifier;

    authorizing, by the authorization server, the encrypted request based on the network membership key;

    creating, by the authorization server, an encrypted network membership key, said creating including encrypting the network membership key using a device access key associated with a network termination unit; and

    communicating, by the authorization server, the encrypted network membership key to the network termination unit.

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