SECURED NEIGHBOR DISCOVERY REGISTRATION UPON DEVICE MOVEMENT

摘要

In one embodiment, a device in a network receives a request from a neighbor of the device to add the neighbor as a child of the device in the network. The request includes a signed address registration certificate that certifies that a network address of the neighbor is registered in the network. The device determines whether the signed address registration certificate is valid. The device adds the neighbor as a child of the device in the network based on a determination that the signed address registration certificate is valid.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, at a device in a network, a request from a neighbor of the device to add the neighbor as a child of the device in the network, wherein the request includes a signed address registration certificate that certifies that a network address of the neighbor is registered in the network; determining, by the device, whether the signed address registration certificate is valid; and adding, by the device, the neighbor as a child of the device in the network based on a determination that the signed address registration certificate is valid.