Patent ID: 8098828
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method implemented in a machine-readable medium and to execute on a router, comprising: initially interacting, by the router, with an identity service to receive a new key that defines a recognized format for transmissions, wherein an old key was associated with an unrecognized format for other transmissions; detecting, by the router, a first data transmission in the unrecognized format, the first data transmission is received from a participant using the old key; forwarding, by the router, the first data transmission to the identity service along with an identifier for the participant; receiving, by the router, a second data transmission in the unrecognized format from the identity service; forwarding, by the router, the second data transmission to the participant, wherein the second data transmission is used to configure the participant with the new key; and receiving, by the router, a third data transmission from the participant in the recognized format using the new key.