CPC H04L 63/0876 (2013.01) [H04L 63/0209 (2013.01); H04L 63/0272 (2013.01); H04L 63/164 (2013.01); H04L 63/20 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
establishing, by a management service for a network executed by one or more devices, a trust relationship with an entity associated with an endpoint in the network, wherein the entity is a manufacturer or vendor of the endpoint;
receiving, at the management service and via a Manufacturer Usage Description file for the endpoint, an indication that the entity desires remote access to the endpoint in the network;
configuring, by the management service and based on the indication, the network to provide a remote access connection between the entity and the endpoint in the network by providing a virtual private network (VPN) configuration to an edge device in the network that allows the entity to form a VPN connection with the endpoint via the edge device, to enable communication between the manufacturer or vendor of the endpoint and the endpoint using the VPN connection; and
providing, by the management service and to the entity, credentials to the entity for the remote access connection.
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