Owner based device authentication and authorization for network access
US10171439B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0876
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and computerized units grant network access to any one of multiple devices of the same owner. Each of the multiple devices has been previously associated with an owner at an authentication server, whereby device keys for authenticating said multiple devices are stored on the authentication server. Also, said owner has previously been authorized to access the network, such that an owner ID for this owner is stored on the authentication server. In embodiments, present methods comprise, at the authentication server: receiving a network access request for a device to connect to a network, said device being one of the multiple devices; and upon authenticating said device based on a device key associated with this device at the authentication server, confirming that network access can be granted for the device if said owner ID is confirmed to be associated with said device at the authentication server.
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