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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2023
Filed:
May. 03, 2021
Arris Enterprises Llc, Suwanee, GA (US);
Yuvaraj Nagarathnam, Karnataka, IN;
ARRIS Enterprises LLC, Suwanee, GA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are an apparatus and method for securely delivering and updating software on a peripheral device in an area network. Software for a peripheral device is obtained from an entity responsible for the functionality of the peripheral device. The software is validated for functionality and integrity, and it is then encrypted at the headend of a network infrastructure which securely delivers the software to a processor responsible for controlling the interface of the area network. The processor decrypts the validated software, and it delivers the validated software to a peripheral device on the area network. The validated software is executed on the peripheral device, such that the peripheral device executes an authentic version of the software from the entity responsible for the functionality of the peripheral device.