Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Global time based authentication of client devices
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Application No.: US14446732Application Date: 2014-07-30
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Publication No.: US09887980B1Publication Date: 2018-02-06
- Inventor: Marouane Balmakhtar , Ramana Venkata Gollamudi
- Applicant: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
- Applicant Address: US KS Overland Park
- Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
- Current Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US KS Overland Park
- Main IPC: H04L29/06
- IPC: H04L29/06

Abstract:
A system for authenticating client devices for communication with one or more wireless communications networks, includes a client device configured to receive a client-side global time from a time tracking system and generate a response to an authentication challenge based on the authentication challenge, the client-side global time, a client device identifier associated with the client device, and optionally location data that corresponds to a location of the client device. The system further includes a security gateway configured to receive a gateway-side global time from the time tracking system, generate an expected response to the authentication challenge based on the authentication challenge, the gateway-side global time, the client device identifier, and optionally location data that corresponds to an expected location of the client device, receive the response to the authentication challenge, and authenticate the client device on a wireless communications network based on the response and the expected response.
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