Authentication of network devices using access control protocols

    公开(公告)号:US11343091B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-24

    申请号:US16784025

    申请日:2020-02-06

    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for authenticating access control messages include receiving, at a first node, access control messages from a second node. The first node and the second node including network devices and the access control messages can be based on RADIUS or TACACS+ protocols among others. The first node can obtain attestation information from one or more fields of the access control messages determine whether the second node is authentic and trustworthy based on the attestation information. The first node can also determine reliability or freshness of the access control messages based on the attestation information. The first node can be a server and the second node can be a client, or the first node can be a client and the second node can be a server. The attestation information can include Proof of Integrity based on a hardware fingerprint, device identifier, or Canary Stamp.

    Attestation in optical transport network environments

    公开(公告)号:US11122346B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-14

    申请号:US16912238

    申请日:2020-06-25

    Abstract: The present technology discloses methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable media for receiving, by a relying node in an optical transport network environment, attestation information in a trail trace identifier of an optical unit from an attester node in the optical transport network environment; verifying a trustworthiness of the attester node by identifying a level of trust of the attester node from the attestation information; and controlling network service access of the attester node through the relying node in the network environment based on the level of trust of the attester node identified from the attestation information.

    DISCOVERING TRUSTWORTHY DEVICES USING ATTESTATION AND MUTUAL ATTESTATION

    公开(公告)号:US20200322380A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-08

    申请号:US16839576

    申请日:2020-04-03

    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for discovering trustworthy devices through attestation and authenticating devices through mutual attestation. A relying node in a network environment can receive attestation information from an attester node in the network environment as part of a unidirectional push of information from the attester node according to a unidirectional link layer communication scheme. A trustworthiness of the attester node can be verified by identifying a level of trust of the attester node from the attestation information. Further, network service access of the attester node through the relying node in the network environment can be controlled based on the level of trust of the attester node identified from the attestation information.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRE-CONFIGURATION ATTESTATION OF NETWORK DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20200322356A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-08

    申请号:US16808114

    申请日:2020-03-03

    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for measurement of trustworthiness of network devices prior to their configuration and deployment in a network. In one aspect of the present disclosure, a method for pre-configuration of network devices includes receiving, at a dynamic host configuration server, a first request from a network device for configuration data, the configuration data including at least an IP address; sending, by the dynamic host configuration server, a second request to the network device for attestation information; verifying, by the dynamic host configuration server, the network device based on the attestation information; and assigning, by the dynamic host configuration server, the configuration data to the network device upon verifying the network device.

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