CPC H04L 9/0833 (2013.01) [H04L 63/065 (2013.01); H04L 63/0435 (2013.01); H04L 2209/80 (2013.01); H04L 2463/062 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
managing a group of communication nodes, including establishing secure communication between communication nodes, via a remote management system, including:
receiving, at the remote management system via a control channel including a first network link used by the remote management system to manage communication nodes, a request from a first communication node to enable secure communications between the first communication node and a second communication node across a transport channel, the transport channel including a second network link separate from the control channel;
generating, at the remote management system in response to the received request, a group encryption key to enable secure communication between the first communication node and the second communication node via the transport channel;
encrypting the group encryption key prior to transferring the group encryption key to the first and second communication nodes through one or more control channels; and
transferring the group encryption key from the remote management system to the first and second communication nodes through the control channel.
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