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PROXY-ENCRYPTED AUTHENTICATION FOR TETHERED DEVICES

  • US 20080003981A1
  • Filed: 07/02/2007
  • Published: 01/03/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for enforcing encrypted proxy authentication of terminal equipment coupled to a wireless unit, comprising:

  • intercepting in the wireless unit a link control protocol configuration request message directed to the terminal equipment;

    determining if an authentication protocol indicated in the link control protocol configuration request message is unacceptable to the wireless unit;

    generating in the wireless unit an appropriate response to the link control protocol configuration request message if the indicated authentication protocol is unacceptable to the wireless unit.

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