Systems and methods for pre-configuration attestation of network devices

A device comprising:

• memory having computer-readable instructions stored therein;
• and
• one or more processors configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to:
• receive a first request from a client device for configuration data, the configuration data including at least an IP address;
• send, in response to the receive, a second request to the client network device for attestation information;
• verify the client network device based on the attestation information, comprising:
• send the attestation information to a verifying component to verify the network device;
• and
• receive a result of verification of the network device from the verifying component;
• and
• assign, in response to at least the verify, the configuration data to the client network device upon verifying the client network device.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable media comprising computer-readable instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of a network device, cause the network device to:

• receive a first request from a client device for configuration data, the configuration data including at least an IP address;
• send, in response to the receive, a second request to the client network device for attestation information;
• verify the client network device based on the attestation information, comprising:
• send the attestation information to a verifying component to verify the network device;
• and
• receive a result of verification of the network device from the verifying component;
• and
• assign, in response to at least the verify, the configuration data to the client network device upon verifying the client network device.