System for coordinative security across multi-level networks

Abstract

In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to methods and systems for providing coordinative security among network devices across multi-level networks. Shared cryptographic secrets among the network devices are used as the basis for mutual security authentication and peering among these devices. The cryptographic secrets can be embedded in the SoC devices for these devices or dynamically generated based on unique identification information and attributes of these SoC devices. The messages for authentication and peering can be communicated directly among the network devices or indirectly via a cloud security portal entity that acts as a messaging proxy. The mutual authentication and peering process can be carried out coordinately among the network devices and a cloud security portal in a one-to-one mesh relationship, or in a transitive layering relationship, where each network entity authenticates and peers with its direct subordinates in a multi-level network.