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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2022
Lenovo (United States) Inc., Morrisville, NC (US);
Rod D. Waltermann, Rougemont, NC (US);
Igor Stolbikov, Apex, NC (US);
Ratan Ray, Cary, NC (US);
Alfredo Zugasti, Cary, NC (US);
Lenovo (United States) Inc., Morrisville, NC (US);
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, and computer program products for adding devices to a network via a zero-knowledge protocol are disclosed. One method includes implementing, by a processor, a zero-knowledge protocol configured to establish digital trust relationships between the processor and computing devices attempting to join a network and adding each computing device to the network that successfully establishes a respective digital trust relationship with the processor via the zero-knowledge protocol. Apparatus and computer program products that include hardware and/or software that can perform the methods for adding devices to a network via a zero-knowledge protocol are also disclosed herein.