Cellular network authentication utilizing unlinkable anonymous credentials
US11627459B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 12, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W8/04
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods for cellular network authentication utilizing unlinkable anonymous credentials are disclosed. In embodiments, a method includes: contacting, by a computing device, a mobile device network with a request to connect to the mobile device network; conducting, by the computing device, an interactive credential issuance protocol with an Issuer of the mobile device network to generate an unlinkable anonymous credential; and connecting, by the computing device, to the mobile device network based on a Verifier of the mobile device network verifying the computing device based on the unlinkable anonymous credential.
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