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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2022
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development Lp, Houston, TX (US);
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
One aspect provides a system and method for provisioning an access point (AP) in a wireless mesh network. During operation, a controller can obtain a set of published global encryption parameters comprising a master public key, apply an identity-based encryption (IBE) scheme to encrypt a configuration message based at least on the master public key, and transmit the encrypted configuration message to a proxy device, which forwards the encrypted configuration message to the AP. The proxy device is coupled to the controller via a previously established secure communication channel and coupled to the AP via an open communication channel. The AP can decrypt the encrypted configuration message using an AP-specific secret key generated based on a unique identifier of the AP and a master private key corresponding to the master public key, thereby facilitating provisioning of the AP based on the configuration message.