	US 12,267,334 B2
	Self-managed trust in internet of things networks
Soo Bum Lee, San Diego, CA (US); Mark Bapst, South Barrington, IL (US); Gavin Bernard Horn, La Jolla, CA (US); and Jay Rodney Walton, Waban, MA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/458,012.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/072,031, filed on Aug. 28, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/072,040, filed on Aug. 28, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0070178 A1, Mar. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); G16Y 30/10 (2020.01)

CPC H04L 63/126 (2013.01) [H04L 9/321 (2013.01); G16Y 30/10 (2020.01)]

26 Claims

1. An apparatus for trust management at a network manager, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory, the at least one processor configured to:

enroll a network endpoint with a network managed by the network manager;

receive trusted reference information for the network endpoint based on enrolling the network endpoint;

perform verification of the network endpoint based on at least one of the trusted reference information, or an attestation received from the network endpoint;

enforce policies to the network endpoint based on a result of the verification;

perform user verification of a user of the network endpoint, wherein, to perform the user verification, the at least one processor is configured to receive device attestation including a user verification result from the network endpoint; and

control user access to a service or resource based on the user verification.