Machine to machine virtual private network

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10700874
APP PUB NO 20170054564A1
SERIAL NO

15208073

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System and method for providing secure machine to machine, M2M, communications comprising a device management, DM, server configured to obtain credentials of one or more M2M devices and provision the one or more M2M devices with credentials of a virtual private network, VPN. An application programming interface, API. A VPN server comprising a first communications interface configured to communicate API requests and API responses with the API. A second communications interface configured to provide a VPN for the one or more M2M devices. Logic configured to issue an API request, wherein the request includes the credentials of the VPN. Receive an API response from the DM server including an indication of the one or more M2M devices provisioned with the credentials of the VPN. Initiate a VPN over the second interface between the one or more M2M devices and the VPN server.

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VODAFONE IP LICENSING LIMITEDNEWBURY BERKSHIRE RG14 2FN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bone, Nicholas London, GB 23 403
Snape, Tim London, GB 9 103

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