Method and system for authentication in wireless LAN system
First Claim
1. An authentication method in a wireless LAN system, wherein an STA (mobile terminal station) retrieves an AP data management table held in the STA for checking whether the MAC address of an AP (base station), which the STA intends to make communication with, is present in the AP data management table, and when the MAC address is not present in the AP data management table, makes a public key authentication request to the AP, when the public key authentication request is proper, the AP effects authentication for the STA, when the MAC address is present in the AP data management table, the STA makes a public key re-authentication request to the AP, and when the public key re-authentication request is proper, the AP makes authentication of the STA.
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Abstract
An STA retrieves an AP data management table held in it to check whether the MAC address of an AP it intends to make wireless communication with is in the table. When the MAC address is not present in the table, the STA makes a public key authentication request to the AP. When the MAC address is present in the table, the STA public key re-authentication request to the AP.
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- 1. An authentication method in a wireless LAN system, wherein an STA (mobile terminal station) retrieves an AP data management table held in the STA for checking whether the MAC address of an AP (base station), which the STA intends to make communication with, is present in the AP data management table, and when the MAC address is not present in the AP data management table, makes a public key authentication request to the AP, when the public key authentication request is proper, the AP effects authentication for the STA, when the MAC address is present in the AP data management table, the STA makes a public key re-authentication request to the AP, and when the public key re-authentication request is proper, the AP makes authentication of the STA.
- 9. An authentication system in a wireless LAN system comprising, an STA (mobile terminal station) which retrieves an AP data management table held in the STA for checking whether the MAC address of an AP (base station), which the STA intends to make communication with, is present in the AP data management table, and when the MAC address is not present in the AP data management table, makes a public key authentication request to the AP, when the MAC address is present in the AP data management table, makes a public key re-authentication request to the AP, and the AP which makes authentication of the STA when the public key re-authentication request is proper.
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