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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2021
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
James P'ford't Carnes, III, Baltimore, MD (US);
David Jordan Krauss, Centreville, VA (US);
Kyle Gosselin-Harris, Greenacres, WA (US);
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for protecting a network from network discovery by an unknown or unauthenticated device. A network element, according to one implementation, is arranged in a communication network and includes an interface device configured to enable communication with an unknown network device. The network element also includes a memory system configured to store first and second sets of network information. The first set of network information includes fake information about the network and is configured to deceive the unknown network device before a procedure is performed for analyzing the authentication of the unknown network device. The second set of network information includes real information about the network. In some cases, the first set of network information may be provided to the unknown network device via the interface device before performing the procedure for analyzing the authentication of the unknown network device.