US 12,406,269 B2
Unmediated and mediated transfer of ownership of devices
Sandesh K. Rao, Fremont, CA (US); Reda Haddad, San Jose, CA (US); Srihari Raghavan, Chennai (IN); and Jabir Hamediya Mohammed, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/830,848.
Prior Publication US 2023/0394493 A1, Dec. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/018 (2023.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01)
CPC G06Q 30/018 (2013.01) [H04L 9/3263 (2013.01); H04L 63/0823 (2013.01); H04L 63/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of mediated transfer of ownership of network devices within a network, the method comprising:
receiving, by a controller, a request for an ownership voucher from a network device, the request including a token and an identifier of the network device, the token comprising a signature of the controller or a manufacturer of the network device and ownership information of the network device;
validating, by the controller, the identifier of the network device;
determining, by the controller and based at least in part on the token, to issue the ownership voucher;
generating, by the controller and based on determining to issue the ownership voucher, a signed ownership voucher; and
sending, by the controller and to the network device, the signed ownership voucher.