Patent ID: 9407433
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method for providing key-based security for adding a new node to an existing networked virtualization environment for storage management, comprising: discovering the new node in a cluster of existing nodes in the virtualization environment; establishing communication with the new node via the cluster of existing nodes, the cluster of existing nodes establishing communication with the new node using a factory public key; requesting the new node to generate a new key pair comprising a new private key and a new public key; receiving the new public key by the cluster of existing nodes, wherein subsequent communication with the new node by the cluster of existing nodes is performed using the new public key; and configuring the new node, in response to receiving the new public key, to become part of the cluster of existing nodes using the new public key, and the new node is provided access to the virtualization environment only after deactivating both the factory public key and the corresponding factory private key.