Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Group management of authenticated entities
- Patent Title (中): 认证实体的组管理
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Application No.: US13247333Application Date: 2011-09-28
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Publication No.: US09509505B2Publication Date: 2016-11-29
- Inventor: Craig Fulmer Everhart , Steven Ewing
- Applicant: Craig Fulmer Everhart , Steven Ewing
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: NetApp, Inc.
- Current Assignee: NetApp, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Cooper Legal Group, LLC
- Main IPC: H04L9/32
- IPC: H04L9/32 ; H04L9/08

Abstract:
Exemplary embodiments provide various techniques for managing groups of authenticated entities. In one exemplary computer-implemented method, an entity accesses a group roster that includes a first group identifier identifying a first group, a first group digital certificate associated with the first group, and a first entity identifier identifying the entity being a member of the first group. The entity also receives a request to update the group roster. Here, the request includes a second group identifier identifying a second group and a second group digital certificate associated with the second group. In response to the request, the entity replaces the first group identifier in the group roster with the second group identifier. Additionally, in response to the request, the entity replaces the first group digital certificate with the second group digital certificate. The replacements change a membership of the entity from the first group to the second group.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140082365A1 GROUP MANAGEMENT OF AUTHENTICATED ENTITIES Public/Granted day:2014-03-20
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