TWO-STEP AUTHENTICATION AND ACTIVATION OF QUAD SMALL FORM FACTOR PLUGGABLE (QSFP+) TRANSCEIVERS

摘要

A method and apparatus for providing a two-step authentication and activation process for QSFP+ transceivers is presented. A first hashed password is generated using a first encoding library, the first hashed password used for validating a component, the component having a memory, the memory having a protected part and an unprotected part. A first hidden hash string is generated using the first encoding library, the first hidden hash string used for validating the component. The first hashed password is used to program the first hashed password into a protected part of the component and to write the first hidden hash string into the protected part of the component, which are later verified when the component is integrated into the system. The component is only useable if the verification is successful.