Techniques and system for extended authentication
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a communication interface coupled to the processor;
a local communication path interface coupled to the processor; and
memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising a device identifier and instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to;
transmit, via the communication interface, a message to a device group authentication device, the message comprising an indication of the device identifier;
receive, via the communication interface, a return message from the device group authentication device, the return message comprising an indication of authentication information for the device group, the authentication information to allow communication, via the communication interface, with one or more devices of the device group without manually entering authentication information;
transmit, over a local communication path via the local communication path interface, a first probe signal, the first probe signal to ping for additional devices to authenticate to the device group;
receive, over the local communication path via the local communication path interface, a reply message from an additional device, the reply message responsive to the first probe signal;
determine whether the additional device is proximate to the apparatus based at least in part on the local communication path and the reply message; and
transmit, over the local communication path via the local communication path interface, an authentication message based on a determination that the additional device is proximate to the apparatus, the authentication message comprising the indication of the authentication information to allow the additional device to communicate, via the communication interface, with one or more devices of the device group without manually entering authentication information.
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Abstract
An apparatus may include a memory to store authentication information for authenticating to a device group and a wearable device identifier for an unauthenticated device, a communications interface to transmit a probe signal over a local communication path and receive a reply message to the probe signal, and a device authentication module. The device authentication module may be to monitor the reply message, and schedule transmission of the authentication information over the local communication path when the reply message comprises the device identifier and a proximity indicator that identifies a local origin of the reply message.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor; a communication interface coupled to the processor; a local communication path interface coupled to the processor; and memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising a device identifier and instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to; transmit, via the communication interface, a message to a device group authentication device, the message comprising an indication of the device identifier; receive, via the communication interface, a return message from the device group authentication device, the return message comprising an indication of authentication information for the device group, the authentication information to allow communication, via the communication interface, with one or more devices of the device group without manually entering authentication information; transmit, over a local communication path via the local communication path interface, a first probe signal, the first probe signal to ping for additional devices to authenticate to the device group; receive, over the local communication path via the local communication path interface, a reply message from an additional device, the reply message responsive to the first probe signal; determine whether the additional device is proximate to the apparatus based at least in part on the local communication path and the reply message; and transmit, over the local communication path via the local communication path interface, an authentication message based on a determination that the additional device is proximate to the apparatus, the authentication message comprising the indication of the authentication information to allow the additional device to communicate, via the communication interface, with one or more devices of the device group without manually entering authentication information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. At least one non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions that when executed by a processor at a computing device, cause the processor to:
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transmit, via a communication interface, a message to a device group authentication device, the message comprising an indication of a device identifier for the computing device; receive, via the communication interface, a return message from the device group authentication device, the return message comprising an indication of authentication information for the device group, the authentication information to allow communication, via the communication interface, with one or more devices of the device group without manually entering authentication information; transmit, over a local communication path via a local communication path interface, a first probe signal, the first probe signal to ping for additional devices to authenticate to the device group; receive, over the local communication path via the local communication path interface, a reply message from an additional device; determine whether the additional device is proximate to the computing device based at least in part on the local communication path and the reply message; and transmit, over the local communication path via the local communication path interface, an authentication message based on a determination that the additional device is proximate to the computing device, the authentication message comprising the indication of the authentication information to allow the additional device to communicate, via the communication interface, with one or more devices of the device group without manually entering authentication information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer implemented method, comprising:
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transmitting, from a computing device via a communication interface, a message to a device group authentication device, the message comprising an indication of a device identifier for the computing device; receiving, at the computing device via the communication interface, a return message from the device group authentication device, the return message comprising an indication of authentication information for the device group, the authentication information to allow communication, via the communication interface, with one or more devices of the device group without manually entering authentication information; transmitting, over a local communication path via a local communication path interface, a first probe signal to ping for additional devices to authenticate to the device group; receiving, over the local communication path via the local communication path interface, a reply message from an additional device; determining whether the additional device is proximate to the computing device based at least in part on the local communication path and the reply message; and transmitting, over the local communication path via the local communication path interface, an authentication message based on a determination that the additional device is proximate to the computing device, the authentication message comprising the indication of the authentication information to allow the additional device to communicate, via the communication interface, with one or more devices of the device group without manually entering authentication information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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