Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Establishing ownership of dual route processors (RPs) using secure zero-touch provisioning (ZTP)
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Application No.: US17658886Application Date: 2022-04-12
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Publication No.: US11978063B2Publication Date: 2024-05-07
- Inventor: Naren Mudivarthy , Reda Haddad
- 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: Baker Botts L.L.P.
- Main IPC: G06Q30/018
- IPC: G06Q30/018 ; G06F9/4401 ; H04L41/0806

Abstract:
According to certain embodiments, a method performed by a device comprises obtaining, from a plurality of hardware modules of the device, a plurality of serial numbers associated with the plurality of hardware modules. Each hardware module is associated with a respective serial number. The method further comprises obtaining, from a provisioning system, one or more ownership vouchers corresponding to the plurality of serial numbers. The method further comprises verifying, for each hardware module of the plurality of hardware modules, whether to trust said hardware module based at least in part on the one or more ownership vouchers.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230325848A1 ESTABLISHING OWNERSHIP OF DUAL ROUTE PROCESSORS (RPs) USING SECURE ZERO-TOUCH PROVISIONING (ZTP) Public/Granted day:2023-10-12
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