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Patent No.:

US 8191123 B1

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Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012

Filed:

Nov. 27, 2007
Applicants:

James P. Schneider, Raleigh, NC (US);

Bill C. Riemers, Stoney Creek, CA;

Inventors:

James P. Schneider, Raleigh, NC (US);

Bill C. Riemers, Stoney Creek, CA;

Assignee:

Red Hat, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method and system for generating identity certificates. The method may include receiving a user login at a network appliance, determining that the network appliance is not initialized, and generating a provisionally unique identifier from the network appliance for identifying the network appliance. The method may include generating a certificate signing request (CSR) and sending the CSR, the provisionally unique identifier, and information about the user login to a service provider. Upon receiving a signed certificate from the service provider at the network appliance, the network appliance is initialized using the received signed certificate.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Schneider, James. (2012). Provisioning a network appliance (U.S. Patent No. 8191123). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8191123

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