Establishing Secure Communication Between Networks

A method for providing secure communication in a network topology, the method comprising

• receiving collected data from a first node via a first network, the first node including a certificate for the first node, the collected data received at a second node;
• authenticating, at the second node, the certificate for the first node based on a public key associated with the certificate for the first node;
• and
• sending the collected data from the second node to a third node via a second network responsive to authenticating the certificate at the second node, the third node authenticating the certificate for the first node based on the public key associated with the certificate and storing the collected data responsive to authenticating the certificate for the first node at the third node.

A non-transitory machine readable medium for providing secure communication in a network topology, the machine readable medium storing code for:

• receiving collected data from a first node via a first network, the first node including a certificate for the first node, the collected data received at a second node;
• authenticating, at the second node, the certificate for the first node based on a public key associated with the certificate for the first node;
• and
• sending the collected data from the second node to a third node via a second network responsive to authenticating the certificate at the second node, the third node authenticating the certificate for the first node based on the public key associated with the certificate and storing the collected data responsive to authenticating the certificate for the first node at the third node.