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公开(公告)号:US20180109563A1
公开(公告)日:2018-04-19
申请号:US15782253
申请日:2017-10-12
Applicant: Itron, Inc.
Inventor: Aaron Stainback , Christopher Higgins
CPC classification number: H04L65/105 , H04L63/0218 , H04L63/029 , H04L63/0428 , H04L67/025 , H04L67/1036 , H04L67/40
Abstract: Hub and agent techniques allow safe command execution and data retrieval through firewall(s). In an example, cloud-based server of a company communicates with a plurality of agent applications operating on a remote customer's site. Using hub-and-agent techniques, cloud-based systems are able to direct the agents to perform functions for, and add value to, on-premises servers at remote customer locations. Secure communications techniques are introduced, allowing the hub server in the cloud to securely communicate with, and receive data from, the agents operating behind a firewall at a remote, on-customer-premises server.
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公开(公告)号:US20240267368A1
公开(公告)日:2024-08-08
申请号:US18375947
申请日:2023-10-02
Applicant: Itron, Inc.
Inventor: Timothy James Driscoll , Jeffrey Scott Bailey , Christopher Higgins
CPC classification number: H04L63/0823 , H04L9/3271 , H04L63/064
Abstract: An electricity meter and electricity system or grid that is hardened against attack vectors is described, and provided in part by automated multiple-factor authentication over multiple communication networks. In an example, a utility company may control an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) network to provide internal communications. Metering devices may utilize customer's Wi-Fi to gain access to the internet, allowing electricity consumption data to be transmitted over the internet. Multiple authentication factors are used to prevent a bad actor from impersonating the metering device or cloud server. In an example, each metering device determines a secret, and sends the secret over the AMI network to a utility company server, and which relays the secret to the cloud server. The cloud server uses the secret to establish trust with metering devices. Additionally, the metering devices and the cloud server have signed certificates, which are used in additional authentication processes.
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公开(公告)号:US10834144B2
公开(公告)日:2020-11-10
申请号:US15782253
申请日:2017-10-12
Applicant: Itron, Inc.
Inventor: Aaron Stainback , Christopher Higgins
Abstract: Hub and agent techniques allow safe command execution and data retrieval through firewall(s). In an example, cloud-based server of a company communicates with a plurality of agent applications operating on a remote customer's site. Using hub-and-agent techniques, cloud-based systems are able to direct the agents to perform functions for, and add value to, on-premises servers at remote customer locations. Secure communications techniques are introduced, allowing the hub server in the cloud to securely communicate with, and receive data from, the agents operating behind a firewall at a remote, on-customer-premises server.
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