SECURE PASSWORD SHARING FOR WIRELESS NETWORKS

    公开(公告)号:WO2018213142A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-22

    申请号:PCT/US2018/032426

    申请日:2018-05-11

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: This application relates to a computing device that can be configured to implement a method for enabling a nearby computing device to access a wireless network by carrying out the techniques described herein. In particular, the method can include the steps of (1) receiving a request from the nearby computing device to access the wireless network, where the request includes user information associated with the nearby computing device, (2) presenting a notification associated with the request in response to determining, based on the user information, that the nearby computing device is recognized by the computing device, and (3) in response to receiving an approval for the nearby computing device to access the wireless network: providing, to the nearby computing device, a password for accessing the wireless network.

    SECURE PASSWORD SHARING FOR WIRELESS NETWORKS

    公开(公告)号:EP4465591A2

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-20

    申请号:EP24203793.5

    申请日:2018-05-11

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A method for controlling access to a wireless network, the method comprising, by a computing device: providing, to a nearby computing device, an encrypted request to access the wireless network; and in response to the nearby computing device: (1) determining, based on a satisfaction of a signal strength threshold associated with the encrypted request, that the nearby computing device and the computing device are proximate to one another, and (2) identifying, among a plurality of encryption keys received by the computing device, an encryption key for decrypting the encrypted request: receiving, from the nearby computing device, a password for the wireless network, and utilizing the password to access the wireless network.

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