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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2015
Verisign, Inc., Reston, VA (US);
Souheil Ben Yacoub, Jeuss, CH;
Stephen Daniel James, South Riding, VA (US);
VERISIGN, INC., Reston, VA (US);
Abstract
Provided is a method for establishing ownership of a component of an internet of things ('IoT') device. The method comprises receiving, at a registration service, a request to register the component of the IoT device, the request comprising a public key of the component of the IoT device, an identifier of the component of the IoT device, and a public key of an owner of the component of the IoT device; determining a qualified name for the component of the IoT device based on a name associated with the owner of the component of the IoT device; generating one or more domain name system ('DNS') records for the component of the IoT device, the one or more DNS records comprising an authentication file that identifies a chain of ownership of the component of the IoT device; and storing the one or more DNS records in a registry.