Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of accessing a WLAN access point
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Application No.: US14413593Application Date: 2013-06-18
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Publication No.: US09788202B2Publication Date: 2017-10-10
- Inventor: Jean-François Kuc
- Applicant: GEMALTO SA
- Applicant Address: FR Meudon
- Assignee: GEMALTO SA
- Current Assignee: GEMALTO SA
- Current Assignee Address: FR Meudon
- Agency: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
- Priority: EP12305827 20120710
- International Application: PCT/EP2013/062581 WO 20130618
- International Announcement: WO2014/009109 WO 20140116
- Main IPC: H04L29/06
- IPC: H04L29/06 ; H04W12/06 ; H04W76/02 ; H04W84/12

Abstract:
The invention is a method for authorizing a device to establish a communication session with an access point of a WLAN. A secure token comprises a data related to a telecom network subscription and is connected to the device. The device comprises credentials required for establishing the communication session with the access point. The method comprises the following steps: asking the secure token to initiate an authentication by using the data, running an authentication process initiated by the secure token by using the data and a communication channel provided by the telecom network, in case of successful authentication, sending an authentication pattern from the secure token to the device, authorizing use of the credentials thanks to the authentication pattern in the device and establishing the communication session between the device and the access point by using said credentials.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150208237A1 METHOD OF ACCESSING A WLAN ACCESS POINT Public/Granted day:2015-07-23
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