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Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015

Filed:

Jan. 22, 2013
Applicant:

Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);

Inventors:

Douglas M. Anson, Dripping Springs, TX (US);

Carlton A. Andrews, Austin, TX (US);

Charles D. Robison, Round Rock, TX (US);

David Konetski, Austin, TX (US);

Frank H. Molsberry, Georgetown, TX (US);

Yuan-Chang Lo, Austin, TX (US);

Assignee:

Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/02 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/105 (2013.01); H04L 63/126 (2013.01); H04L 63/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method may also include receiving from each of one or more of potential peer information handling systems a connection request comprising a peer minimum acceptable security level for the peer information handling system. The method may additionally include comparing the peer minimum acceptable security level to a security level of the information handling system. The method may further include completing a peer-to-peer connection between the information handling system and the peer information handling system if the minimum acceptable security level is not higher than that of the security level of the information handling system.


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