US 11,843,601 B2
Methods, systems, and computer readable mediums for securely establishing credential data for a computing device
Jonathan Peter Streete, San Jose, CA (US); and Christopher Michael Davis, Frisco, TX (US)
Assigned to EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC, Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC, Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Aug. 21, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/999,967.
Application 16/999,967 is a continuation of application No. 14/942,332, filed on Nov. 16, 2015, granted, now 10,785,219.
Prior Publication US 2020/0382500 A1, Dec. 3, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 63/0876 (2013.01) 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
establishing, by a credential manager, credential set data corresponding to a computing device at a manufacturing site, wherein the credential set data is encrypted using a public key corresponding to a customer user of the computing device;
mapping the credential set data to a device identifier key associated with the computing device in a credential data store accessible by the credential manager, wherein the computing device is not provisioned with the credential data set at the manufacturing site;
receiving, by the credential manager from the computing device, a credential set request message that includes the device identifier key and that is generated by a provisioning service client in the computing device in response to an activation of the computing device at a customer location site, wherein the credential set request message is sent from the provisioning service client to the credential manager in response to the provisioning service client receiving an activation notification message from the computing device upon the activation of the computing device; and
sending, by the credential manager to the computing device, the credential set data that includes a username and password for authenticating the computing device at the customer location site, causing the provisioning service client to decrypt the credential set data using a private key corresponding to the customer user of the computing device.