Method and system for device identity management
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsNancy Cam-Winget, Jeffery Rodd Daviss, Shiladitya Dey, Brian Somers
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Abstract
In an embodiment, a method includes onboarding a vendor to an object model, generating a component class in the object model, generating a device class in the object model, and generating a device in the object model. The vendor is associated with a vendor identity, the component class is associated with a component class identity, the device class is associated with a device class identity, and the device is associated with a device identity. The method further includes generating an identity record for a component of the device using the vendor identity, the component class identity, the device class identity, and the device identity.
Claims20
A server, comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media coupled to the one or more processors and comprising instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the server to perform operations comprising:
- onboarding a vendor to an object model, wherein the vendor is associated with a vendor identity;
- generating a component class in the object model, wherein the component class is associated with a component class identity;
- generating a device class in the object model, wherein the device class is associated with a device class identity;
- generating a device in the object model, wherein the device is associated with a device identity;
- generating an identity record for a component of the device, wherein the identity record comprises the vendor identity, the component class identity, the device class identity, and the device identity;
- assigning the identity record to a group, wherein the group comprises a plurality of identity records, the plurality of identity records is associated with a plurality of devices and a plurality of vendors, and each of the plurality of identity records shares the same component class identity;
- and
- assigning a policy to the group.
A method, comprising:
- onboarding a vendor to an object model, wherein the vendor is associated with a vendor identity;
- generating a component class in the object model, wherein the component class is associated with a component class identity;
- generating a device class in the object model, wherein the device class is associated with a device class identity;
- generating a device in the object model, wherein the device is associated with a device identity;
- generating an identity record for a component of the device, wherein the identity record comprises the vendor identity, the component class identity, the device class identity, and the device identity;
- assigning the identity record to a group, wherein the group comprises a plurality of identity records, the plurality of identity records is associated with a plurality of devices and a plurality of vendors, and each of the plurality of identity records shares the same component class identity;
- and
- assigning a policy to the group.
One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- onboarding a vendor to an object model, wherein the vendor is associated with a vendor identity;
- generating a component class in the object model, wherein the component class is associated with a component class identity;
- generating a device class in the object model, wherein the device class is associated with a device class identity;
- generating a device in the object model, wherein the device is associated with a device identity;
- generating an identity record for a component of the device, wherein the identity record comprises the vendor identity, the component class identity, the device class identity, and the device identity;
- assigning the identity record to a group, wherein the group comprises a plurality of identity records, the plurality of identity records is associated with a plurality of devices and a plurality of vendors, and each of the plurality of identity records shares the same component class identity;
- and
- assigning a policy to the group.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.