Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Secure mechanism to manage network device configuration and audit with a blockchain
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Application No.: US16112418Application Date: 2018-08-24
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Publication No.: US11044156B2Publication Date: 2021-06-22
- Inventor: Scott M. Saltsgaver , Santosh Ramrao Patil
- Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Patterson + Sheridan, LLP
- Main IPC: H04L12/24
- IPC: H04L12/24 ; H04L29/06 ; H04L9/32

Abstract:
Techniques and mechanisms for secure management of network device configuration and audit are provided. A configuration blockchain is received by a first network device of a plurality of network devices. Additionally, the first network device analyzes the configuration blockchain to identify a plurality of configuration records associated with a second network device of the plurality of network devices. For at least one respective configuration record of the plurality of configuration records, the first network device determines a respective configuration change reflected in the at least one respective configuration record, and implements the respective configuration change on the first network device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200067774A1 SECURE MECHANISM TO MANAGE NETWORK DEVICE CONFIGURATION AND AUDIT WITH A BLOCKCHAIN Public/Granted day:2020-02-27
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