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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2009
Michael Paul Dehaan, Morrisville, NC (US);
Adrian Karstan Likins, Raleigh, NC (US);
Seth Kelby Vidal, Raleigh, NC (US);
Michael Paul DeHaan, Morrisville, NC (US);
Adrian Karstan Likins, Raleigh, NC (US);
Seth Kelby Vidal, Raleigh, NC (US);
Red Hat, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US);
Abstract
Embodiments relate to systems and methods for network management using a secure mesh command and control framework. A network management server can communicate with a set of supervisory hosts, which in turn communicate with an underlying set of targets. The set of targets can have associated digital certificates which can be authenticated by common certificate authorities. A controlled target can authenticate one or more other target requesting access to the controlled target via the trusted common certificate authority. One authenticated target can therefore mesh on a trusted basis with another target to perform installation, monitoring, testing, or other activities directly on the target of interest, without channeling commands through an intervening supervisory host.