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On-boarding a device to a secure local network

  • US 9,699,659 B2
  • Filed: 07/20/2015
  • Issued: 07/04/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of operating a control device that is configured to selectively on-board a target device to a secure local network, comprising:

  • discovering a set of devices over a bootstrapping interface;

    establishing a bootstrap connection to at least one device from the set of devices in response to the discovery without authorizing the at least one device to access the secure local network;

    instructing the at least one device via the bootstrap connection to activate an observable function that is configured to be observable to one or more observation entities that are separate from the control device and are in proximity to the at least one device;

    determining whether an operator of the control device verifies that the observable function has been successfully detected as performed by the target device; and

    selectively authorizing the at least one device to access the secure local network based on the determination,wherein the one or more observation entities include the operator of the control device, one or more machines configured to assist the operator of the control device to detect the observable function or a combination thereof, andwherein the observable function includes emission of a human-detectable indicator that is configured to be detectable to the operator of the control device, a machine-detectable indicator that is configured to be detectable by the one or more machines while not being directly detectable to the operator of the control device, or a combination thereof.

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