A method and system for verifying that a user is the owner of a digital listing that is associated with a WiFi Access Point. The user claims ownership of the WiFi Access Point that is associated with a digital listing of an entity/item/place/business so that he online service provider can verify and register the user as owner of the WiFi Access Point. Once verified, the user owns the WiFi Access Point and its related digital listing and configures the listing. The system includes an item information system receiving the WiFi Access Point data and associated item data, and storing the WiFi Access Point data and the item data, an owner registration and transfer system receiving owner registration data and ownership change requests and storing the ownership history, and an authentication system receiving authentication requests and generating a response based upon the information stored in the system or a connected system.