Inventors:
- Armonk NY, US
John Yow-Chun Chang - Austin TX, US
Ching-Yun Chao - Austin TX, US
Patrick L. Davis - Pflugerville TX, US
Rohan Gandhi - Cedar Park TX, US
Hugh E. Hockett - Raleigh NC, US
Yuhsuke Kaneyasu - Tokyo, JP
Lewis Lo - Toronto, CA
Matthew D. McClintock - Morrisville NC, US
Scott C. Moonen - Holly Springs NC, US
Ki H. Park - Cary NC, US
Ankit Patel - Austin TX, US
Kin Ueng - Austin TX, US
Iqbal M. Umair - Mississauga, CA
Leonardo A. Uzcategui - Westminster CO, US
Barbara J. Vander Weele - Austin TX, US
International Classification:
H04L 9/32
H04L 29/08
Abstract:
A first management node of a first rack can be registered to a shared file storage system by establishing a mutual trust relationship between the first management node and the shared file storage system. The first management node can access a plurality of respective public keys and a plurality of respective certificates of authority that are stored in the shared file storage system and associated with a plurality of respective registered management nodes. The first management node can store a public key and a certificate of authority in the shared file storage system. The first management node can form mutual trust relationships with other registered management nodes. The first management node can validate authenticity of messages received from registered management nodes of the plurality of registered management nodes using a respective public key and a respective certificate of authority associated with a respective registered management node sending a message.