Patent ID: 9053315
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method to grant a managed device access to a managed group while safeguarding against network sniffing, the computer-implemented method comprising: exchanging identification information between a management device in the managed group and the managed device through a secure channel comprising a bus operatively connecting only the managed group, wherein the identification information includes at least one of an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the managed device and a universally unique identifier (UUID) of the managed device; upon successfully verifying the identification information by the management device, granting, through the secure channel and not over an unverified network, the managed device access to the managed group, wherein the unverified network comprises a network not verified to safeguard against network sniffing; and upon unsuccessfully verifying the identification information by the management device, exchanging, between the managed device and the management device over the unverified network and through an encrypted communication session established based on a cryptographic key, certificate information in order to grant the managed device access to the managed group; wherein the managed group is not permitted to communicate with any device to which access to the managed group is not granted, wherein once the managed device is granted access, the managed group is accessible to the managed device through a secure communication session on the unverified network, wherein the secure communication session has a greater bandwidth than the secure channel.