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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
May. 30, 2023
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus in an illustrative embodiment comprises at least one processing device including a processor coupled to a memory. The at least one processing device is configured to identify a plurality of components of a first network device, to generate at least one fingerprint based at least in part on the identified plurality of components of the first network device, to encrypt the at least one fingerprint, to generate at least one packet containing at least the encrypted at least one fingerprint, to send the at least one packet to at least a second network device, and to interact with the second network device to obtain at least one key derived at least in part from the at least one fingerprint. The at least one key is utilized in an authentication process carried out between the first network device and the second network device.