Stateful multi-privileged sd-wan control connections
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsVenkatesh Nataraj, Angelica Jirina Semenec
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AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsVenkatesh Nataraj, Angelica Jirina Semenec
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This disclosure describes techniques to establish and manage stateful multi-privileged control connections between edge devices and a controller of a SD-WAN. The described techniques may receive request(s) and/or data from edge device(s) that include certificates. The described techniques may utilize criteria to determine validity and acceptability of the certificates during authentication. Where the controller determines a certificate in invalid and acceptable, the described techniques move the edge device to a new quarantine state. In the quarantine state, an edge device maintains the control connection with the controller in order to remediate the certificate, but restricts access to the data plane to reduce security risks. A notification may be generated and displayed to an administrator in response to determining a certificate is invalid and acceptable and/or in response to moving the edge device to the quarantine state. Accordingly, the described techniques improve SD-WAN infrastructure and reduce security risks.
A method implemented by a controller of a network that manages control connections within the network, the method comprising:
A system comprising:
A method implemented by a controller of a network that manages control connections of a plurality of edge devices within the network, the method comprising:
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