System and method for securely connecting a test and measurement instrument to a web service
AssigneeInitial State Technologies, Inc.
InventorsThomas Buida, Adam M. Reeves, Frederick B. Kuhlman, III, Mark Anderson Smith
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Abstract
A test and measurement system that allows a user to use an activation code coupled with a user-owned communication device to provide security credentials to cloud or web-based services with security enhancements or preferences. The test and measurement system includes a test and measurement instrument that can initiate the connection and a remote server which provide an activation code for a user to enter on the communication device to connect the test and measurement instrument to the cloud or web-based services.
Claims23
A server for connecting with a test and measurement instrument, comprising:
- one or more ports for receiving a connection request and configuration settings from a test and measurement instrument and a user-entered code and credentials from a communication device;
- an activation code generator configured to generate an activation code and associate the activation code with the test and measurement instrument;
- an authenticator configured to authenticate a user based on the credentials and determine whether the user-entered code and the activation code are identical;
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- a key generator configured to generate an access key when the user is authenticated and the user-entered code and the activation code are identical providing access based on the configuration settings and transmit the access key to the test and measurement instrument.
A method for securely connecting a server with a test and measurement instrument, comprising:
- receiving a request to connect to the server from the test and measurement instrument with configuration settings;
- generating an activation code and associating the activation code with the instrument;
- receiving user credentials and a user-entered code from a communication device;
- authenticating the user credentials;
- determining whether the user-entered code matches the activation code;
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- establishing a connecting with the test and measurement instrument based on the configuration settings when the user credentials are authenticated and the user-entered code matches the activation code.
A test and measurement system, comprising:
- a test and measurement instrument, including:
- a user interface configured to receive a connection request to connect to a database with configuration settings,
- a port configured to receive an activation code, and
- a display configured to display the activation code;
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- a server for connecting with the test and measurement instrument, including:
- one or more ports for receiving the connection request and the configuration settings from the test and measurement instrument and a user-entered code and credentials from a communication device;
- an activation code generator configured to generate the activation code, associate the activation code with the test and measurement instrument, and transmit the activation code to the test and measurement instrument;
- an authenticator configured to authenticate a user based on the credentials and determine whether the user-entered code and the activation code are identical;
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- a key generator configured to generate an access key for the database when the user is authenticated and the user-entered code and the activation code are identical providing access based on the configuration settings and transmit the access key to the test and measurement instrument.
A test and measurement instrument, comprising:
- a user interface configured to receive a connection request to connect to a database with configuration settings;
- a port configured to receive an activation code;
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- a display configured to display the activation code.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.