Method of generating multiple identifications with multi-level security for network-connected devices
AssigneeMediatek Inc.
InventorHungwen Li
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Abstract
A network-connected device is identified by multiple keys for multiple security levels in a network. From the network, the device detects a request directed at the device. The device identifies, from the request, a source entity that sent the request and a security level specified by the request. Among the plurality keys that identify the device for different levels of security, the device determines one or more of the keys to identify the device according to at least the security level. In response to the security level being a high security level, the device establishes a network session with the high security level to communicate with the source entity using a set of inter-related keys among the plurality of keys.
Claims20
A method for identifying a device in a network, comprising:
- detecting, from the network, a request directed at the device;
- identifying, from the request, a source entity that sent the request and a security level specified by the request;
- determining, among a plurality keys that identify the device for different levels of security, one or more of the keys to identify the device according to at least the security level;
- and
- in response to the security level being a high security level, establishing a network session with the high security level to communicate with the source entity using a set of inter-related keys among the plurality of keys.
An apparatus for identifying a device in a network, comprising:
- memory to store a plurality keys that identify the device for different levels of security;
- an allocator to manage memory allocation for a data structure that stores at least a set of inter-related keys for identifying the device at a high level of security;
- and
- a controller coupled to the memory and the allocator, the controller operative to:
- detect, from the network, a request directed at the device;
- identify, from the request, a source entity that sent the request and a security level specified by the request;
- determine one or more of the keys among the plurality keys to identify the device according to at least the security level;
- and
- in response to the security level being the high security level, establish a network session with the high security level to communicate with the source entity using the set of inter-related keys.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.