Patent ID: 11882224
Assignee: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC H

Claim 4:
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the module is locally stored, and wherein:
the signing request further comprises a version identifier of the executed module;
if the executed module is not the latest version of the module as determined by the signing system from the version identifier of the executed module:
receiving a newer version of the module and at least a subset of configuration parameters for executing the newer version of the module from the signing system;

executing at least a subset of the operations of the received newer version of the module on the software image according to the at least a subset of the configuration parameters to generate a modified software image;
generating a second hash of the modified software image;
transmitting a second signing request to the signing system, the second signing request comprising the second hash of the modified software image and the second pointer to the signing configuration; and
receiving a signature generated from the modified software image.