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Roaming secure authenticated network access method and apparatus

  • US 20080022354A1
  • Filed: 06/27/2006
  • Published: 01/24/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • an input/output interface adapted to be coupled to a networking interface of a host device on which the apparatus is designed to be installed, the host device, in addition to the networking interface, to further include a processor coupled with the networking interface, adapted to execute an operating system and one or more software components;

    non-volatile storage having one or more platform management components adapted to present information associated with a prior network access grant of the host system to obtain a subsequent network access grant for the host device, through the input/output interface of the apparatus and the networking interface of the host device, the information associated with the prior network access grant of the host system to be stored on either the non-volatile storage or a storage of the host device; and

    a processing core coupled to the input/output interface and the non-volatile storage to operate the one or more platform management components.

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