ASSISTED DEVICE PROVISIONING IN A NETWORK

摘要

Device provisioning (e.g., enrollment, configuration, and/or authentication) of a client device with a network device may be assisted using a configurator device. The configurator device may obtain a client public key associated with the client device and send the client public device to the network device. The network device may use the client public key in an authentication process between the network device and the client device. Following the authentication process, the client device may be configured for use with the network device to gain access to other network resources. In this manner, permission to gain access to the network device can be transparent to the user, often without the user having to enter codes or passwords.

主权项

1. A method for provisioning a client device with a network device, the method comprising:
establishing, at a configurator device, a trust relationship with the network device; determining, at the configurator device, a client public key associated with the client device; and sending, from the configurator device to the network device in accordance with the trust relationship, the client public key, wherein an authentication between the network device and the client device is based at least in part on the client public key.