Method for enrolling nodes in a communications network

A method, the method comprising:

• broadcasting, by a hub device via a first network, a first public key assigned to the hub device;
• receiving, by the hub device, from a user device via the first network, an encrypted request encrypted from a request using the first public key;
• decrypting, by the hub device, the encrypted request using a first private key provided to the hub device to obtain the request;
• sending, by the hub device, to the user device via the first network, the request;
• and
• receiving, by the hub device, from the user device via the first network, a confirmation that the user device seeks to pair with the hub device.

A method comprising:

• scanning, by a user device, an environment to identify hub devices that are active, wherein the user device is owned by an owner, and the user device is assigned a first public key and a first private key;
• determining, by the user device, a hub device that is most likely to also be owned by the owner from the hub devices;
• receiving, by the user device, a second public key from the hub device;
• encrypting, by the user device, a first string using the second public key to generate an encrypted first string;
• sending, by the user device, to the hub device via a network, the encrypted first string;
• receiving, by the user device, from the hub device via the network, a decrypted first string decrypted from the encrypted first string;
• in response to determining that the decrypted first string and the first string match, validating, by the user device, the hub;
• sending, by the user device, to the hub device via the network, a pairing request including the first public key;
• receiving, by the user device, from the hub device via the network, an encrypted second string;
• decrypting, by the user device, the encrypted second string using the first private key to generate a decrypted second string;
• sending, by the user device, to the hub device via the network, the decrypted second string;
• and
• receiving, by the user device, from the hub device via the network, a confirmation of pairing of the hub device to the user device.

A method comprising:

• scanning, by an Internet of Thing device, an environment to identify hub devices that are active, wherein the user device is owned by an owner, and the user device is assigned a first public key and a first private key;
• determining, by the Internet of Thing device, a hub device that is most likely to also be owned by the owner from the hub devices;
• receiving, by the Internet of Thing device, a second public key from the hub device;
• encrypting, by the Internet of Thing device, a first string using the second public key to generate an encrypted first string;
• sending, by the Internet of Thing device, to the hub device via a network, the encrypted first string;
• receiving, by the Internet of Thing device, from the hub device via the network, a decrypted first string decrypted from the encrypted first string;
• in response to determining that the decrypted first string and the first string match, validating, by the Internet of Thing device, the hub;
• sending, by the Internet of Thing device, to the hub device via the network, an authentication request including the first public key of the Internet of Thing device;
• receiving, by the Internet of Thing device, from the hub device via the network, an encrypted second string;
• decrypting, by the Internet of Thing device, the encrypted second string using the first private key to generate a decrypted second string;
• sending, by the Internet of Thing device, to the hub device via the network, the decrypted second string;
• and
• updating, by the Internet of Thing device, a network location status of the Internet of Thing device.

A method comprising:

• generating, by a system device, a first public key and a first private key for a first user device;
• creating, by the system device, a first ledger entry for the first user device in a distributed ledger, wherein the first ledger entry comprises a device owner parameter that is set to first value indicating the first user device is unclaimed, the first public key, and the first private key;
• generating, by the system device, a second public key and a second private key for a user account;
• creating, by the system device, a second ledger entry in the distributed ledger comprising an identifier of the user account, the second public key, and the second private key;
• and
• updating, by the system device based upon provision of the first private key for the user account, the first ledger entry to change the device owner parameter to a second value indicating that the user account is of an owner of the first user device.