US 12,206,646 B2
Manufacturer usage description (MUD) extensions for secure access service edge (SASE) services
David Hanes, Lewisville, NC (US); Gonzalo Salgueiro, Raleigh, NC (US); Sebastian Jeuk, Munich (DE); and Robert Edgar Barton, Richmond (CA)
Assigned to Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/537,156.
Application 18/537,156 is a continuation of application No. 17/308,375, filed on May 5, 2021, granted, now 11,929,984.
Prior Publication US 2024/0146696 A1, May 2, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 65/102 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 63/0263 (2013.01) [H04L 63/1416 (2013.01); H04L 63/1425 (2013.01); H04L 63/20 (2013.01); H04L 65/102 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a manufacturer usage description (MUD) controller associated with a gateway device, a MUD uniform resource identifier (URI) indicating a type of an Internet-of-Things (IoT) device, wherein the gateway device connects the IoT device with a cloud-based security service;
sending the MUD URI to a server associated with a manufacturer of the IoT device;
receiving a MUD file from the server, wherein the MUD file includes a security recommendation associated with the IoT device;
determining, by the MUD controller, that the security recommendation included in the MUD file is implemented by a security service provided by the cloud-based security service; and
causing the IoT device to establish a connection with the cloud-based security service providing the security service.