Device onboarding on secure networks

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored therein program code of one or more software programs, wherein the program code when executed by at least one processing device causes the at least one processing device to perform a zero touch provisioning process which comprises steps of:

• receiving one or more credentials for at least one device from an onboarding management system, the one or more credentials comprising one or more keys which identify the at least one device and an owner of the at least one device;
• receiving a request from at least one authenticator to authenticate the at least one device in response to the at least one device requesting access to a secure communication channel to communicate with the onboarding management system to perform a zero touch provisioning process;
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• transmitting the one or more credentials to the at least one authenticator in response to the request to cause the at least one authenticator to utilize the one or more credentials to verify the identity and the owner of the at least one device and provide the at least one device access to the secure communication channel in response to verification of the identity and owner of the at least one device by the at least one authenticator.

A method comprising:

• performing, by an authentication server, a zero touch provisioning process which comprises:
• receiving one or more credentials for at least one device from an onboarding management system, the one or more credentials comprising one or more keys which identify the at least one device and an owner of the at least one device;
• receiving a request from at least one authenticator to authenticate the at least one device in response to the at least one device requesting access to a secure communication channel to communicate with the onboarding management system to perform a zero touch provisioning process;
• and
• transmitting the one or more credentials to the at least one authenticator in response to the request to cause the at least one authenticator to utilize the one or more credentials to verify the identity and the owner of the at least one device and provide the at least one device access to the secure communication channel in response to verification of the identity and owner of the at least one device by the at least one authenticator.