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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2022
Charter Communications Operating, Llc, St. Louis, MO (US);
Girard Hoffpauir, Iv, Austin, TX (US);
Charter Communications Operating, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for automatically securing communications between a mediation device (MD) and a law enforcement device, such as an agent's terminal, to which intercepted communications, e.g., traffic, is sent are described. Based on a desired intercept request to be implemented, a Lawful Interception (LI) administration (admin) device (LID) identifies at least a first mediation device (MD) which will be involved in implementing the intercept request. The LID then proceeds to enable the use of a private certificate authority to automatically generate and provision the MD and a law enforcement device with certificates and private keys via an automated process. Each of the MD and law enforcement device automatically obtain a security certificate and corresponding private key. The security certificates and corresponding private keys are then used, in an automated manner, to establish a mutual TLS connection between the MD and the law enforcement device.