Patent ID: 7287269
Filing Date: 2007-10-23
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for authenticating a host on a network to enable the host to update an Internet protocol (IP) configuration of a storage controller coupled to the network, said host including an algorithm to decrypt a security key supplied by the storage controller, said method comprising the steps of: said host broadcasting a discovery command, said discovery command including an IP address of said host and a service requested by said host, said discovery command conforming to a proprietary discovery command protocol, wherein said discovery command protocol is not publicly known and is configured to authenticate said host to said storage controller; said host receiving and understanding a response from said storage controller, said response conforming to said discovery command protocol, said storage controller able to provide the requested service, the response including a world wide name (WWN), IP configuration, and the security key of said storage controller; said host decrypting said key from the storage controller using said decryption algorithm such that said decryption algorithm is selected from a Triple Data Encryption Standard algorithm and a MARS algorithm and authenticates said host to said storage controller, and wherein