Techniques to provision and manage a digital telephone to authenticate with a network
US8943560B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 28, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2213/13095
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques to manage digital telephones are described. An apparatus may comprise a digital telephone management component having a telephone interface module operative to receive security information in the form of a personal identification number (PIN) for an operator or device. The digital telephone management component may also comprise a telephone security module communicatively coupled to the telephone interface module, the telephone security module operative to receive encrypted security credentials from a computing device, and decrypt the encrypted security credentials with the PIN. The digital telephone management component may further comprise a telephone authentication module communicatively coupled to the telephone security module, the telephone authentication module operative to authenticate the digital telephone using the security credentials. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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