Generation of self-certified identity for efficient access control list management
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorSanjeev VERMA
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Abstract
In a first embodiment of the present invention, a method for registering a new device to a control point in a home network is provided, the method comprising: generating a first self-certified identification at the control point, the generation using a pseudo-random generated number and using an identification of the control point; and sending a secure message to the new device containing the first self-certified identification.
Claims21
A method for registering a new device to a control point in a home network, the method comprising:
- generating a first self-certified identification at the control point, the generation using a pseudo-random generated number and using an identification of the control point;
- and
- sending a secure message to the new device containing the first self-certified identification.
A method for copying access control list entries from a first device in a home network to a second device in a home network, the method comprising:
- sending a request to access the access control list (ACL) entries from a control point to the first device, the request including a self-certified identification of the control point, wherein the self-certified identification was generated using pseudo-random generated number and using an identification of the control point;
- accessing the ACL entries on the first device after the first device authenticates the self-certified identification;
- sending a request to access an ACL from a control point to the second device, the request including the self-certified identification of the control point;
- and
- copying the ACL entries from the first device to the second device after the second device authenticates the self-certified identification.
A method for registering a new device to a control point in a home network, the method comprising:
- receiving a first control point self-certified identification at the new device from the control point;
- storing the first control point self-certified identification;
- maintaining a list of ACL entries;
- and
- upon receiving a request to access the ACL entries from a potentially new control point, authenticating the potentially new control point by comparing the first control point self-certified identification to a second control point self-certified identification provided by the potentially new control point.
A control point in a home network, the control point comprising:
- means for generating a first self-certified identification at the control point, the generation using a pseudo-random generated number and using an identification of the control point;
- and
- means for sending a secure message to the new device containing the first self-certified identification.
A control point in a home network, the control point comprising:
- means for sending a request to access the access control list (ACL) entries from the control point to the first device, the request including a self-certified identification of the control point, wherein the self-certified identification was generated using pseudo-random generated number and using an identification of the control point;
- means for accessing the ACL entries on the first device after the first device authenticates the self-certified identification;
- means for sending a request to access an ACL from a control point to the second device, the request including the self-certified identification of the control point;
- and
- means for copying the ACL entries from the first device to the second device after the second device authenticates the self-certified identification.
A new device in a home network, comprising:
- means for receiving a first control point self-certified identification at the new device from the control point;
- means for storing the first control point self-certified identification;
- means for maintaining a list of ACL entries;
- and
- means for, upon receiving a request to access the ACL entries from a potentially new control point, authenticating the potentially new control point by comparing the first control point self-certified identification to a second control point self-certified identification provided by the potentially new control point.
A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a set of computer instructions executable by the machine to perform a method for registering a new device to a control point in a home network, the method comprising:
- generating a first self-certified identification at the control point, the generation using a pseudo-random generated number and using an identification of the control point;
- and
- sending a secure message to the new device containing the first self-certified identification.
A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a set of computer instructions executable by the machine to perform a method for copying access control list entries from a first device in a home network to a second device in a home network, the method comprising:
- sending a request to access the access control list (ACL) entries from a control point to the first device, the request including a self-certified identification of the control point, wherein the self-certified identification was generated using pseudo-random generated number and using an identification of the control point;
- accessing the ACL entries on the first device after the first device authenticates the self-certified identification;
- sending a request to access an ACL from a control point to the second device, the request including the self-certified identification of the control point;
- and
- copying the ACL entries from the first device to the second device after the second device authenticates the self-certified identification.
A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a set of computer instructions executable by the machine to perform a method for registering a new device to a control point in a home network, the method comprising:
- receiving a first control point self-certified identification at the new device from the control point;
- storing the first control point self-certified identification;
- maintaining a list of ACL entries;
- and
- upon receiving a request to access the ACL entries from a potentially new control point, authenticating the potentially new control point by comparing the first control point self-certified identification to a second control point self-certified identification provided by the potentially new control point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.