diff --git a/docker/netrave-protohandler/Gemfile b/docker/netrave-protohandler/Gemfile
index 75b89af..14edeeb 100644
--- a/docker/netrave-protohandler/Gemfile
+++ b/docker/netrave-protohandler/Gemfile
@@ -3,4 +3,6 @@
 source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
 gem 'async'
+gem 'openssl'
 gem 'sequel'
+gem 'socket'
diff --git a/docker/netrave-protohandler/netrave_protohandler.rb b/docker/netrave-protohandler/netrave_protohandler.rb
index 82b217e..7ee1eb1 100644
--- a/docker/netrave-protohandler/netrave_protohandler.rb
+++ b/docker/netrave-protohandler/netrave_protohandler.rb
@@ -4,31 +4,51 @@ require 'socket'
 require 'async'
 require 'sequel'
 require 'openssl'
+require 'securerandom'
 
 # Set up the database
 DB = Sequel.sqlite # In-memory database
+
+# Create processors table
+DB.create_table :processors do
+  primary_key :proto_handler_id
+  String :uuid
+  String :domain
+  Integer :port
+end
+
+# Create orchestrators table
+DB.create_table :orchestrators do
+  primary_key :id
+  String :domain
+  Integer :port
+end
+
+# Create blacklist table
+DB.create_table :blacklist do
+  primary_key :id
+  String :uuid
+end
+
 processors = DB[:processors]
+orchestrators = DB[:orchestrators]
+blacklist = DB[:blacklist]
 
 listen_ip = ENV['LISTEN_IP'] || '0.0.0.0'
 listen_port = ENV['LISTEN_PORT'] || 3080
 
 server = TCPServer.new(listen_ip, listen_port)
 
-# This hash will store the connections to the consumers
-connections = {}
+# This hash will store the recently connected UUIDs with their last validation timestamp
+recently_connected = {}
 
 def create_socket(ip, port) # rubocop:disable Metrics/MethodLength
-  # If the IP address is set to "loopback", replace it with the actual loopback IP address
   ip = '127.0.0.1' if ip.downcase == 'loopback'
-
   if ip =~ Resolv::IPv4::Regex
-    # If the IP address is an IPv4 address, create an unencrypted socket
     TCPSocket.new(ip, port)
   else
-    # If the IP address is a domain name, create an SSL socket
     ssl_context = OpenSSL::SSL::SSLContext.new
     ssl_context.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_PEER
-
     tcp_socket = TCPSocket.new(ip, port)
     ssl_socket = OpenSSL::SSL::SSLSocket.new(tcp_socket, ssl_context)
     ssl_socket.sync_close = true
@@ -37,43 +57,41 @@ def create_socket(ip, port) # rubocop:disable Metrics/MethodLength
   end
 end
 
-Async do
-  loop do
-    Async::Task.new do
-      client = server.accept
-
-      begin
-        while (line = client.gets)
-          # Here we handle each line of input from the client
-          handle_input(line, connections)
-        end
-      ensure
-        # This code will be executed when the fiber is finished, regardless of whether an exception was raised
-        client.close
-        Async::Task.current.stop # Stop the current task
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
-
-def handle_input(line, connections) # rubocop:disable Metrics/AbcSize, Metrics/MethodLength
-  # Split the line into command and args
+def handle_input(line, connections, consumer_uuids, blacklisted_ips, client, processors, blacklist, recently_connected) # rubocop:disable Metrics/AbcSize, Metrics/MethodLength, Metrics/CyclomaticComplexity, Metrics/PerceivedComplexity, Metrics/ParameterLists
   command, *args = line.split
+  uuid = args.shift if command != 'REGISTER'
+
+  # Check if the UUID is blacklisted
+  if blacklisted_ips.include?(client.peeraddr[3]) || blacklist.where(uuid:).count.positive?
+    client.puts 'TERMINATE'
+    return
+  end
+
+  # Check if the UUID is in the recently connected cache
+  if recently_connected[uuid] && Time.now - recently_connected[uuid] < 120
+    # UUID is recently connected and within 2 minutes, no need to re-validate
+  elsif command != 'REGISTER' && (uuid.nil? || !consumer_uuids.values.include?(uuid))
+    # UUID is not recently connected or is invalid, add to blacklist
+    blacklisted_ips.add(client.peeraddr[3])
+    blacklist.insert(uuid:)
+    client.puts 'ERROR Unrecognized UUID'
+    return
+  else
+    # UUID is valid, update the recently connected cache
+    recently_connected[uuid] = Time.now
+  end
 
   case command
-  when 'NEW_PROCESSOR'
-    # Handle new processor registration
-    id, domain, port = args
-
-    # Create a new connection to the processor
+  when 'REGISTER'
+    id = processors.max(:proto_handler_id).to_i + 1
+    domain, port = args
+    uuid = SecureRandom.uuid
+    client.puts "UUID #{uuid}"
+    consumer_uuids[id] = uuid
     Async do
       processor_connection = create_socket(domain, port)
-
-      # Store the connection in the hash
       connections[id] = processor_connection
-
-      # Add the processor to the database
-      processors.insert(consumer_id: id, ip: domain, port: port)
+      processors.insert(proto_handler_id: id, uuid:, domain:, port:)
     end
 
   when 'REQUEST'
@@ -126,3 +144,33 @@ def handle_input(line, connections) # rubocop:disable Metrics/AbcSize, Metrics/M
     puts "Unknown command: #{command}"
   end
 end
+
+def register_orchestrator(line, orchestrators)
+  domain, port = line.split
+  id = orchestrators.max(:id).to_i + 1
+  orchestrators.insert(id:, domain:, port:)
+  puts "Orchestrator registered with domain: #{domain}, port: #{port}"
+end
+
+Async do
+  loop do
+    Async::Task.new do
+      client = server.accept
+
+      begin
+        line = client.gets
+        # Determine if the connection is from an orchestrator for registration
+        if is_orchestrator_registration?(line) # Define this method to identify orchestrator registration
+          register_orchestrator(line, orchestrators)
+        else
+          # Here we handle each line of input from the client
+          handle_input(line, client, processors, blacklist, recently_connected) # Pass the variables here
+        end
+      ensure
+        # This code will be executed when the fiber is finished, regardless of whether an exception was raised
+        client.close
+        Async::Task.current.stop
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end