Approach for securely deploying network devices

A computer-readable medium for deploying a network device, the computer-readable medium carrying instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause:

• establishing a secure introduction connection between the network device and a registrar;
• the registrar providing bootstrap configuration data to the network device over the secure introduction connection, wherein the bootstrap configuration data is used to establish a secure management connection between the network device and a secure management gateway;
• and
• the secure management gateway providing user-specific configuration data and security policy data to the network device over the secure management connection;
• wherein the user-specific configuration data and security policy data are used to establish a secure data connection between the network device and a secure data gateway.

An apparatus for deploying a network device, the apparatus comprising a memory storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause:

• establishing a secure introduction connection between the network device and a registrar;
• the registrar providing bootstrap configuration data to the network device over the secure introduction connection, wherein the bootstrap configuration data is used to establish a secure management connection between the network device and a secure management gateway;
• and
• the secure management gateway providing user-specific configuration data and security policy data to the network device over the secure management connection;
• wherein the user-specific configuration data and security policy data are used to establish a secure data connection between the network device and a secure data gateway.

An apparatus for deploying a network device, the apparatus comprising:

• means for establishing a secure introduction connection between the network device and a registrar;
• means for the registrar providing bootstrap configuration data to the network device over the secure introduction connection, wherein the bootstrap configuration data is used to establish a secure management connection between the network device and a secure management gateway;
• and
• means for the secure management gateway providing user-specific configuration data and security policy data to the network device over the secure management connection;
• wherein the user-specific configuration data and security policy data are used to establish a secure data connection between the network device and a secure data gateway.