VPN enrollment protocol gateway
OwnerRudolph Balaz, Victor W. Heller +2inventors
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.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving a request, from a requester, for a password to be used by a device when communicating with a registration authority;
- authenticating the requestor;
- generating the password;
- adding the password to a password table;
- and
- returning the password to the requestor for use by the device.
One or more computer-readable media having stored thereon a plurality of instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform acts comprising:
- receiving a request, from a requester, for a password to be used by a device when communicating with a registration authority;
- authenticating the requestor;
- generating the password;
- adding the password to a password table;
- and
- returning the password to the requestor for use by the device.
A system comprising:
- means for receiving a request, from a requester, for a password to be used by a device when communicating with a registration authority;
- means for authenticating the requestor;
- means for generating the password;
- means for adding the password to a password table;
- and
- means for returning the password to the requestor for use by the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.