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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2019
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Jeb R. Linton, Manassas, VA (US);
Christopher M. Poulin, Walpole, MA (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/08 (2013.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01); H04L 9/3218 (2013.01);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method validates firmware levels for peer-to-peer communication in a network. Communication rules between a first device and a second device are utilized to validate firmware levels between the first device and the second device on a network using zero knowledge communication authentications. Communication between the first device and the second device via the network is disabled in response to determining that firmware in the first device is not compatible with firmware in the second device.