Honeywell International Inc.

Kerry Warren Podolsky

Thomas Paul Schmit

Mark Schmidt

Jean U Millien

Tom Markham

John Robert Probin

Tom Richard Markham

Mark H Schmidt

A method and apparatus wherein the method includes the steps of generating a globally unique identifier (GUID) for a security system appliance, saving a public key and private key of the security system appliance in a memory of the security system appliance, a manufacturer of the security system appliance generating a signed version of the GUID and the public key, saving the signed version of the GUID and public key in the memory of the security system appliance, the security system appliance sending a registration message including the signed version of the GUID and public key to a security system server and the security system server authenticating the security system appliance using the signed version of the GUID and public key of the security system appliance and a public key of the manufacturer.

System and method of using a signed GUID

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Dix Hills, NY, United States of America

Kerry Warren Podolsky