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Authentication of a mobile device by a network and key generation

US8948386B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 27, 2012
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015
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Expiry dateOct 12, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2209/80
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There are disclosed systems and methods for authenticating a mobile device by a network and/or for generating one or more keys that can be used for securely transmitting data between the mobile device and the network. In one embodiment, the following operations are performed by a mobile device: (i) the mobile device participates in at least a portion of a key agreement protocol with a network to compute a secret value; (ii) the mobile device obtains a response value derived from the secret value; and (iii) the mobile device sends the response value to a verification entity for use in authenticating the mobile device. There are also disclosed systems and methods for authenticating a network by a mobile device.

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