Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Context and device state driven authorization for devices
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Application No.: US16804436Application Date: 2020-02-28
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Publication No.: US11258781B2Publication Date: 2022-02-22
- Inventor: Charles D. Robison , Daniel L. Hamlin
- Applicant: Dell Products L. P.
- Applicant Address: US TX Round Rock
- Assignee: Dell Products L. P.
- Current Assignee: Dell Products L. P.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Round Rock
- Agency: Larson Newman, LLP
- Main IPC: H04L29/06
- IPC: H04L29/06 ; H04W12/06 ; H04W4/80 ; H04W4/70 ; H04W12/08 ; H04W12/63 ; H04W12/122

Abstract:
In some examples, a target device determines that each device of a plurality of devices (i) includes a certificate that is provided to each device during provisioning, (ii) is within a predetermined distance from the target device, (iii) includes a beacon secret that is broadcast to each device at a predetermined time interval, and (iv) that either: (a) a privilege level associated with at least one device of the plurality of devices satisfies a particular privilege level specified by an access policy or (b) a number of the plurality devices with the determined distance from the target device satisfies a predetermined number specified by the access policy. The target device grants at least one device of the plurality of devices access to the target device, and receives a message from the at least one device. The target device initiates an action based at least in part on the message.
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