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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2013
Applicant:
Emulex Corporation, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Inventor:
Larry Dean Hofer, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Assignee:
Emulex Corporation, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/08 (2013.01); H04L 63/0428 (2013.01); H04L 63/083 (2013.01); H04L 63/20 (2013.01); H04L 41/0856 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention are directed to automatically populating a database of names and secrets in an authentication server by sending one or more lists of one or more names and secrets by a network management software to an authentication server. Furthermore, some embodiments provide that the lists being sent are encrypted and/or embedded in otherwise inconspicuous files.