Systems and methods for determining a time delay for sending a key update request

1. A method for determining a time delay for sending a key update request by a computing device, the method comprising:

sending a first update request by a computing device at the termination of a first random delay that is determined at the computing device;

receiving a first load data at the computing device;

sending a second update request by the computing device at the termination of a maximum update parameter;

receiving a second load data at the computing device;

comparing the first load data with the second load data; and

adjusting a next update time if the first load data differs from the second load data.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the maximum update parameter comprises a different delay than the first random delay if the first load data is different from the second load data.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first random delay comprises a time delay indicating the time to wait before sending the first update request.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending an authentication request to an authentication server.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising receiving an authentication key from the authentication server.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the authentication key comprises a key exchange key (KEK).

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first update request and the second update request comprise a request for changes to a key exchange key (KEK).

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the maximum update parameter comprises the maximum amount of time a node waits before sending the second update request.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first update request comprises a time unit that is less than the time indicated by the maximum update parameter.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first load data and the second load data comprise parameters that indicate the load the authenticating server was under for previous time units.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending a third update request by the computing device at the termination of a second random delay that is different than the first random delay.

12. A computing device that is configured to determine a time delay for sending a key update request, the computer system comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor;

instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable to:

send a first update request by the computing device at the termination of a first random delay that is determined at the computing device;

receive a first load data at the computing device;

send a second update request at the termination of a maximum update parameter;

receive a second load data at the computing device;

compare the first load data with the second load data; and

adjust a next update time if the first load data is differs from the second load data.

13. The computing device of claim 12 , wherein the maximum update parameter comprises a different delay than the first random delay if the first load data is different from the second load data.

14. The computing device of claim 12 , wherein the first random delay comprises time delay indicating the time to wait before sending the first update request.

15. The computing device of claim 12 , further comprising an authentication request being sent to an authentication server.

16. The computing device of claim 15 , further comprising an authentication key being received from the authentication server.

17. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the authentication key comprises key exchange key (KEK).

18. The computing device of claim 12 , wherein the first update reque and the second update request comprise a request for changes to the KEK a key exchange key (KEK).

19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising executaF instructions for determining a time delay for sending a key update request, the instructions bein executable to:

send a first update request by a computing device at the termination of a first random delay that is determined at the computing device;

receive a first load data at the computing device;

send a second update request at the termination of a maximum update parameter;

receive a second load data at the computing device;

compare the first load data with the second load data; and

adjust a next update time if the first load data differs from the second load data.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the maximum update parameter comprises a different delay than the first random delay if the first load data is different from the second load data.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the first random delay comprises a time delay indicating the time to wait before sending the first update request.