Patent ID: 8424062
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of using a secure nodal network, comprising: assigning a requesting entity and a second entity to a first team; verifying that the requesting entity has the proper access rights to at least a portion of the secure nodal network; authenticating the requesting entity in accordance with a key pre-distribution scheme; querying a list including security metadata to determine if the requesting entity has proper access rights; in response to querying results being positive, granting a first access right to the requesting entity; submitting a query to determine whether the requesting entity and the second entity have been assigned to a common team; and in response to the query being positive, determining that the requesting and second entities are on the common team and automatically granting the second entity the first access right to the portion of the secure nodal network.