VPN enrollment protocol gateway
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsRudolph Balaz, Victor W. Heller, Xiaohong Su, Keith R. Vogel
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Abstract
A virtual private network (VPN) enrollment protocol gateway is described herein. The protocol gateway is implemented as a registration authority that operates as an intermediary between routers and a certificate authority, allowing routers operating in accordance with one protocol to obtain and maintain certificates for a VPN from a certificate authority operating in accordance with another protocol. In accordance with one aspect, the gateway protocol supports various requests from the router, including router enrollment requests, get certificate revocation list request, get certificate requests, get certificate authority certificate requests, and password requests.
Claims15
One or more computer-readable media having stored thereon a computer program that, when executed by one or more processors of a computing device, causes the one or more processors to perform acts including:
- transmitting a request for an enrollment certificate for a virtual private network to a registration authority operating independently of a certificate authority.
A method implemented at a registration authority, the method comprising:
- receiving, from a device, a get certificate authority certificate request;
- generating a response including a certificate of the registration authority;
- and
- returning the response to the device.
One or more computer-readable media having stored thereon a plurality of instructions that, when executed by one or more processors at a registration authority, causes the one or more processors to perform acts including:
- receiving, from a device, a get certificate authority certificate request;
- generating a response including a certificate of the registration authority;
- and
- returning the response to the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.