Digital certificate related to user terminal hardware in a wireless network
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1. A user terminal capable of communicating with a wireless access network, the user terminal comprising:
- a memory to store an identity certificate signed by a certificate authority to be used by an access point of the wireless access network to authenticate the user terminal, the identity certificate being based, at least in part, on hardware included in the user terminal.
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Abstract
A user terminal of a wireless access network can use a digital certificate to authenticate itself to access points of the wireless access network. In one embodiment, the user terminal includes a memory to store an identity certificate signed by a certificate that the user terminal can use for authentication, where the identity certificate being based, at least in part, on hardware included in the user terminal. In one specific embodiment, the identity certificate is tied to the serial number of the user terminal.
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22 Claims
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1. A user terminal capable of communicating with a wireless access network, the user terminal comprising:
a memory to store an identity certificate signed by a certificate authority to be used by an access point of the wireless access network to authenticate the user terminal, the identity certificate being based, at least in part, on hardware included in the user terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method comprising:
authenticating a user terminal of a wireless access network by an access point of the wireless access network using an identity certificate signed by a certificate authority, the identity certificate being bound to user terminal hardware. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An access point of a wireless access network, the access point comprising:
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a receiver to receive an authenticator message from a user terminal capable of communicating with the wireless access network that is requesting access, the authenticator message including an identity certificate of the user terminal signed by a certificate authority, the identity certificate being bound to user terminal hardware; and
a processor coupled to the receiver to authenticate the user terminal using the identity certificate. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A digital certificate to be seeded into a user terminal capable of communicating with a wireless access network, the certificate comprising:
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a serial number of the user terminal;
an identification of a certificate authority that signs the certificate; and
a signature of the identified certificate authority. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon data representing instructions that, when executed by a processor of an access point of a wireless access network, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
authenticating a user terminal of a wireless access network using an identity certificate signed by a certificate authority, the identity certificate being bound to user terminal hardware. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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