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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2011
Applicants:
Jan Vilhuber, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Max Pritikin, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jan Vilhuber, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Max Pritikin, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 21/00 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
According to one aspect, a method for certifying the identity of a network device. The method includes an initial step of coupling the network device to a provisioning device via a physically secure communications link. The provisioning device then certifies the identity of the network device including generating a cryptographic private key for the network device and sending the generated private key to the network device over the physically secure communications link.