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Authentication method and apparatus

US12075240B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 6, 2019
Grant dateAug 27, 2024
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Expiry dateMar 18, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W4/80
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An authentication method and apparatus are provided. In an embodiment, the authentication method includes: receiving, by a first network node, an enrollment request from a second network node; obtaining, by the first network node, position information of the second network node; and authenticating, by the first network node, the second network node according to the obtained position information of the second network node. A flexible simple authentication solution is provided, having low deployment costs.

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