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US 8,542,662 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for securing devices in a network
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsFrancis M. Tharappel, Ajay Garg, Nandakishore R. Kushalnagar
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Abstract
An access point receives a notification (or advertisement) from a device, which lacks a service. The access point adds the service to the notification, and forwards the notification to other devices on the network. Upon receiving from a control point a request to use the added service, the access point provides the service on behalf of the device.
Claims20
An access point, comprising:
- at least one network connection point;
- control logic to provide a first service;
- a connector to establish a secure connection with a control point using said first service;
- a receiver to receive a notification from a device via the network connection point, the notification including a second service, wherein the receiver is operative to receive a request to utilize said second service from said control point using the secure connection;
- an adder to add said first service to said notification;
- a decrypter to decrypt said request to utilize said second service;
- and
- a transmitter to transmit said notification including said first service via the network connection point, wherein the transmitter is operative to forward said decrypted request to said device.
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A system, comprising:
- a device, including:
- at least a first network connection point;
- control logic to provide a first service;
- and
- a first transmitter to transmit a notification including said first service via the at least first network connection point;
- an access point, including:
- at least a second network connection point;
- a second service;
- a receiver to receive said notification from the device via the at least second network connection point;
- an adder to add the second service to said notification;
- and
- a second transmitter to transmit said notification including the second service via the at least second network connection point;
- a control point, including:
- at least a third network connection point;
- and
- a second receiver to receive said notification from the access point via the at least third network connection point;
- a communications medium connecting the at least first network connection point, the at least second network connection point, and the at least third network connection point;
- and
- a connector to establish a secure connection with the control point using the first service across the communications medium, wherein the first receiver is operative to receive a request to utilize said second service from said control point using the secure connection.
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A method for using a device via an access point, comprising:
- receiving a notification from a device, the notification including a first service;
- adding a second service to the notification;
- broadcasting the notification including the second service to at least a control point;
- establishing a secure session with the control point;
- receiving a request to utilize the first service and the second service from the control point;
- receiving the request for the first service from the control point using the secure session, wherein receiving the request for the first service from the control point using the secure session includes decrypting the request for the first service using the second service;
- providing the second service on behalf of the device;
- forwarding the request for the first service to the device as if the secure session had not been established.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.