US 11,902,277 B2
Secure modification of manufacturer usage description files based on device applications
Eliot Lear, Wetzikon (CH); Christopher S. Steck, Seattle, WA (US); and Brian Weis, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/235,284.
Application 17/235,284 is a continuation of application No. 15/954,875, filed on Apr. 17, 2018, granted, now 11,025,628.
Prior Publication US 2021/0288962 A1, Sep. 16, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 63/10 (2013.01) [H04L 9/3263 (2013.01); H04L 63/20 (2013.01); H04L 63/101 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
determining one or more applications that are installed on a device, the device having associated therewith a first device identifier; and
generating a certification that includes an updated manufacturer usage description (MUD) identifier determined based on the one or more applications, wherein the updated MUD identifier is associated with a concatenated MUD file that comprises at least two individual MUD file portions that at least in part are based on the one or more applications installed on the device,
wherein the first device identifier includes a first MUD identifier that is associated with a first MUD file for the device, the first MUD file being different from the concatenated MUD file.