公开(公告)号：EP2920915A4

公开(公告)日：2016-06-22

申请号：EP12888239

申请日：2012-11-14

Applicant: ERICSSON TELEFON AB L M

Inventor： CHEN WEIHAO ,  SKOG ROBERT ,  TONG XI ,  ZHU WENZHENG

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  G08C17/02 ,  H04M11/00

CPC classification number: H04L63/08 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04W12/06

Abstract: There is provided a method and apparatus for authenticating user equipment access to a device over a communications network. The method comprises: sending a first message to the user equipment, the first message requesting the user to power off the device; detecting that the device is not available; sending a second message to the user equipment, the second message requesting that the user power on the device; detecting that the device is available; and if both detections are positive, then authenticating user equipment access to the device.