Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Internet of Things security system
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Application No.: US17034714Application Date: 2020-09-28
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Publication No.: US11658977B2Publication Date: 2023-05-23
- Inventor: Nikhil Sainath Kale , M. David Hanes , Ana Peric , Gonzalo Salgueiro
- Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Current Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Main IPC: H04L9/40
- IPC: H04L9/40 ; G06F21/60 ; G06F21/46 ; G06F21/44

Abstract:
In one embodiment, a device including a processor, and a memory to store data used by the processor, wherein the processor is operative to run a manufacturer usage description (MUD) controller operative to obtain a MUD profile of an Internet of Things (IoT) device from a MUD server, the MUD profile of the IoT device including: access rights of the IoT device, and any one or more of the following a default device username and/or a default device password of the IoT device, a recommended/required device password complexity of the IoT device, at least one service that should be enabled/disabled on the IoT device, and/or allowed security protocols and/or ciphers for communication to and/or from the IoT device, enforce security of the IoT device according to the MUD profile of the IoT device. Related apparatus and methods are also described.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210029130A1 INTERNET OF THINGS SECURITY SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2021-01-28
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