Access point—authentication server combination
US9306943B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/088
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A technique controls access to a protected resource. The technique involves providing a tokencode prompt to a user. The tokencode prompt requests a tokencode from an electronic token in possession of the user. The technique further involves receiving, in response to the tokencode prompt, a current tokencode from the electronic token in possession of the user. The technique further involves performing, by a SOHO device having an embedded tokencode authentication server, an authentication operation based on the current tokencode. A result of the authentication operation (i) permits the user to access the protected resource when the authentication operation determines that the user is legitimate and (ii) denies the user access to the protected resource when the authentication operation determines that the user is not legitimate. For example, the SOHO device may be a NAS device or a firewall device which with tokencode authentication capabilities.
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