Patent ID: 8631241
Filing Date: 2014-01-14
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of securely configuring a computing device, the method comprising: receiving a configuration indication into the computing device, the configuration indication including a configuration file and an encrypted digest of the configuration file, the encrypted digest being formed by producing a first digest of the configuration file and encrypting the first digest, the configuration file including a unique identifier associated with the computing device; verifying, at the computing device, that the received configuration indication is authentic, the verifying including: operating or interoperating with the computing device in accordance with the received configuration file when the second digest and the decrypted digest match, and with another configuration file when there is no match, wherein the configuration indication is a collection of data indicating a configuration for at least a plurality of operations of the computing device, the collection of data includes a collection of key/value pairs, and the collection of key/value pairs is defined by a markup language.