Patent ID: 8634560
Filing Date: 2014-01-21
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: determining, by a server device, a particular amount of time; sending, by the server device, information identifying the particular amount of time to members of a group virtual private network (VPN) during a VPN registration process, identifying, by the server device, an expiration time of a first traffic encapsulation key (TEK); sending, by the server device, a second TEK to the members of the group VPN based on the particular amount of time and the expiration time of the first TEK; receiving, by the server device, a request, from a particular member of the members of the group VPN, that is sent by the particular member based on the particular amount of time; and sending, by the server device and to the particular member, the second TEK as a response to the request,