US 12,244,733 B2
Authorizing secure connections responsive to certificates bound to logical identifiers
Christopher Anthony Grant Hillier, Fort Collins, CO (US); Gareth David Richards, Woodstock (GB); Ludovic Emmanuel Paul Noel Jacquin, Bristol (GB); and Thomas M. Laffey, Roseville, CA (US)
Assigned to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Spring, TX (US)
Filed by HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Jun. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/808,777.
Prior Publication US 2023/0421389 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 9/32 (2006.01); G06F 21/60 (2013.01); G06F 21/64 (2013.01); H04L 41/0893 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 9/3263 (2013.01) [G06F 21/602 (2013.01); G06F 21/64 (2013.01); H04L 41/0893 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
communicating, by a first device, with a second device, wherein the communicating comprises the first device receiving data from the second device representing a certificate, the certificate binding a hierarchy of logical identifiers to a cryptographic key, and the hierarchy of identifiers comprising a first logical identifier corresponding to a group membership;
authenticating, by the first device, the second device based on the certificate; and
allowing, by the first device, a secure connection to be set up between the first device and the second device based on whether the first logical identifier represents that the second device is a member of a first group of devices of which the first device is a member.