Citrix Systems, Inc.
Tracking tainted connection agents

Abstract:

Methods and systems for tracking tainted connection agents, such as without a trusted central authority, are described herein. During a server outage, a client device may verify that a connection agent is untainted based on a public-key encryption or certificate-based system. If the connection agent is untainted, a server may sign a public key or certificate associated with the connection agent. The server may provide, to the client device, a lease, a public key associated with the server. The connection agent may sign data generated by the client device. The client device may verify a signature of the signed public key, such as based on the public key associated with the server. The client device may verify a signature of the signed data, such as based on the verified public key associated with the connection agent.