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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2018
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development Lp, Houston, TX (US);
Sharath Srikanth Chellappa, Bangalore, IN;
Yashavantha Nagaraju Naguvanahalli, Bangalore, IN;
Dileep Bangalore Sridhara, Bangalore, IN;
Thomas M. Laffey, Roseville, CA (US);
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A technique includes receiving a request from a first electronic device to connect to a network and receiving a first part from the first electronic device. The technique includes regulating onboarding of the first electronic device. Regulating the onboarding includes authenticating the first electronic device. Authenticating the first electronic device includes communicating with a plurality of electronic devices that are connected to the network to receive a set of second secret parts; constructing a first secret from the first secret part and the set of second secret parts; and comparing the first secret to a second secret. Regulating the onboarding of the first electronic device includes allowing the first electronic device to connect to the network based on a result of the comparison.