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Authentication in a communications system

US9516501B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 23, 2012
Grant dateDec 6, 2016
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 17, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W12/069
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

To provide a user equipment with a restricted access to network services in situation when authentication of the user equipment by means of a first shared secret, known only by the user equipment and an authentication center is not possible because of a system failure, the user equipment is authenticated by means of a second shared secret in an access point node, the authentication procedure being otherwise the same.

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