公开(公告)号：US11489825B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-01

申请号：US16883577

申请日：2020-05-26

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Amit Mahajan ,  Jayesh Kumar Laad ,  John M. Bittenbender

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04L9/40 ,  H04L47/70 ,  H04L9/32 ,  H04L67/56

Abstract: A device may determine that a network function of a network is to use a secure communication protocol. The network function may be configured to facilitate communication via the network. The device may identify a component of a resource configuration that is to instantiate the network function. The device may instantiate, using the component, a proxy for the network function. The device may configure the proxy to obtain a certificate that is associated with the secure communication protocol. The device may cause the proxy to use the certificate to communicate with another proxy that is associated with the network function to perform an operation associated with the network function.

公开(公告)号：US11968315B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-23

申请号：US18053899

申请日：2022-11-09

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Vinod Kumar Choyi ,  Sudhakar Reddy Patil ,  Jayesh Kumar Laad

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  G06F9/455 ,  G06F21/44 ,  H04L9/00 ,  H04L9/32

CPC classification number: H04L9/3268 ,  G06F9/455 ,  G06F21/44 ,  H04L9/006 ,  H04L9/3236

Abstract: Systems and methods leverage trust anchors to generate tokens which can then be used by network functions (NFs). A virtualization infrastructure manager (VIM) for a virtualized platform receives a NF software package and a certificate request token (CRT) from a management function. The NF is a virtual NF, a containerized NF, or another virtual entity (xNF) to be deployed. The CRT is digitally signed by the management function and includes a network address of a trust anchor platform and a NF profile. The VIM deploys the NF and provides the CRT to the NF. The NF obtains from the CRT the network address of the trust anchor platform, generates a certificate signing request (CSR) for a digital certificate, and submits the CSR and the CRT to the trust anchor platform. The NF receives a digital certificate from the trust anchor platform based on validation of both the CSR and CRT.

公开(公告)号：US11522721B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-06

申请号：US16842060

申请日：2020-04-07

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Vinod Kumar Choyi ,  Sudhakar Reddy Patil ,  Jayesh Kumar Laad

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04L9/00 ,  H04L9/32 ,  G06F9/455 ,  G06F21/44

Abstract: Systems and methods leverage trust anchors to generate tokens which can then be used by network functions (NFs). A virtualization infrastructure manager (VIM) for a virtualized platform receives a NF software package and a certificate request token (CRT) from a management function. The NF is a virtual NF, a containerized NF, or another virtual entity (xNF) to be deployed. The CRT is digitally signed by the management function and includes a network address of a trust anchor platform and a NF profile. The VIM deploys the NF and provides the CRT to the NF. The NF obtains from the CRT the network address of the trust anchor platform, generates a certificate signing request (CSR) for a digital certificate, and submits the CSR and the CRT to the trust anchor platform. The NF receives a digital certificate from the trust anchor platform based on validation of both the CSR and CRT.

公开(公告)号：US11855977B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-26

申请号：US18045890

申请日：2022-10-12

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Amit Mahajan ,  Jayesh Kumar Laad ,  John M. Bittenbender

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04L9/40 ,  H04L47/70 ,  H04L9/32 ,  H04L67/56

CPC classification number: H04L63/0823 ,  H04L9/3268 ,  H04L47/82 ,  H04L63/0281 ,  H04L63/0869 ,  H04L63/166 ,  H04L67/56 ,  H04L2209/76

Abstract: A device may determine that a network function of a network is to use a secure communication protocol. The network function may be configured to facilitate communication via the network. The device may identify a component of a resource configuration that is to instantiate the network function. The device may instantiate, using the component, a proxy for the network function. The device may configure the proxy to obtain a certificate that is associated with the secure communication protocol. The device may cause the proxy to use the certificate to communicate with another proxy that is associated with the network function to perform an operation associated with the network function.

公开(公告)号：US20230064698A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-02

申请号：US18053899

申请日：2022-11-09

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Vinod Kumar Choyi ,  Sudhakar Reddy Patil ,  Jayesh Kumar Laad

IPC: H04L9/32 ,  G06F9/455 ,  H04L9/00 ,  G06F21/44

Abstract: Systems and methods leverage trust anchors to generate tokens which can then be used by network functions (NFs). A virtualization infrastructure manager (VIM) for a virtualized platform receives a NF software package and a certificate request token (CRT) from a management function. The NF is a virtual NF, a containerized NF, or another virtual entity (xNF) to be deployed. The CRT is digitally signed by the management function and includes a network address of a trust anchor platform and a NF profile. The VIM deploys the NF and provides the CRT to the NF. The NF obtains from the CRT the network address of the trust anchor platform, generates a certificate signing request (CSR) for a digital certificate, and submits the CSR and the CRT to the trust anchor platform. The NF receives a digital certificate from the trust anchor platform based on validation of both the CSR and CRT.

公开(公告)号：US20210314171A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-07

申请号：US16842060

申请日：2020-04-07

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Vinod Kumar Choyi ,  Sudhakar Reddy Patil ,  Jayesh Kumar Laad

IPC: H04L9/32 ,  G06F9/455 ,  G06F21/44 ,  H04L9/00

Abstract: Systems and methods leverage trust anchors to generate tokens which can then be used by network functions (NFs). A virtualization infrastructure manager (VIM) for a virtualized platform receives a NF software package and a certificate request token (CRT) from a management function. The NF is a virtual NF, a containerized NF, or another virtual entity (xNF) to be deployed. The CRT is digitally signed by the management function and includes a network address of a trust anchor platform and a NF profile. The VIM deploys the NF and provides the CRT to the NF. The NF obtains from the CRT the network address of the trust anchor platform, generates a certificate signing request (CSR) for a digital certificate, and submits the CSR and the CRT to the trust anchor platform. The NF receives a digital certificate from the trust anchor platform based on validation of both the CSR and CRT.