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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2022
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Frank Buschmann, Munich, DE;
Lars Gelbke, Mansfeld, DE;
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Munich, DE;
Abstract
Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a computer-implemented method for automated configuration of a joining computing device into a computing system. The method may include: using a device management service to listen for messages from joining devices; connecting via secure shell and factory default credentials to a discovered device; configuring the joining device based on device descriptions, including: downloading a description from the joining device; creating new security certificates which enable secure communication; closing the default ssh services and triggering a reboot; reading the description from the joining device; using the description to identify the set of connectors required for the container runtime environment to be deployed; and receiving into and executing containerized software in a deployed container runtime environment on the joining computer device.