US 12,452,226 B2
Device authentication for onboarding
Bradley K. Goodman, Nashua, NH (US); and William Jeffery White, Plano, TX (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/352,359.
Prior Publication US 2025/0023855 A1, Jan. 16, 2025
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 63/08 (2013.01) [H04L 63/0442 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processing device comprising a processor coupled to a memory;
the at least one processing device being configured to:
receive a cryptographically attested digital document from an onboarding management system, wherein the cryptographically attested digital document comprises one or more credentials for at least one device requesting access to a secure communication channel to communicate with the onboarding management system;
verify whether the cryptographically attested digital document is valid; and
identify the one or more credentials in response to verifying that the cryptographically attested digital document is valid;
wherein the one or more credentials are transmitted to at least one authenticator in response to a request from the at least one authenticator to authenticate the at least one device; and
wherein the at least one device is given the access to the secure communication channel responsive to verification of the one or more credentials by the at least one authenticator.