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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2024
Applicant:
Centurylink Intellectual Property Llc, Denver, CO (US);
Inventors:
John R.B. Woodworth, Amissville, VA (US);
Dean Ballew, Sterling, VA (US);
Assignee:
CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC, Denver, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 41/0866 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/083 (2013.01); H04L 41/0866 (2013.01); H04L 63/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
Configuration changes to the configurations of end devices in a network may be made by configuration devices, which may set up connections with the end devices and send configuration commands to the end devices. In such a system, the compromising of a configuration device may make it possible for an attacker to reconfigure end devices. Systems and methods to improve network security via a consensus-driven configuration plane are provided.