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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2007
Kent A. Watsen, Leesburg, VA (US);
Simon J. Gerraty, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Paul Fraley, San Jose, CA (US);
Philip A. Shafer, Raleigh, NC (US);
Darren Tom, San Jose, CA (US);
Kent A. Watsen, Leesburg, VA (US);
Simon J. Gerraty, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Paul Fraley, San Jose, CA (US);
Philip A. Shafer, Raleigh, NC (US);
Darren Tom, San Jose, CA (US);
Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
In general, the invention is directed to techniques for establishing secure connections with devices residing behind a security device. In accordance with the techniques, a managed device initiates a transmission control protocol (TCP) session to establish a TCP session with a management device such that the management device acts as the TCP server and the managed device acts as a TCP client. Once established, the managed device sends a role reversal message specifying an identity of the managed device via the TCP session. Upon receiving the role reversal message, the management device initiates a secure connection over the TCP session in accordance with a secure protocol such that the management device acts as the secure protocol client and the managed device acts as the secure protocol server. By properly establishing the secure session, each of the devices assumes the proper roles and administrators may more easily configure the devices.