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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTHENTICATING PEER DEVICES USING EAP

  • US 20080195861A1
  • Filed: 02/09/2007
  • Published: 08/14/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for authenticating a peer device onto a network having an authenticator and an authentication server, the authentication server supporting Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP), the network being accessible through an access point associated with the authenticator, the method including steps of:

  • exchanging EAP-specific authentication messages between the peer device and the authentication server via the authenticator;

    generating keying material in the peer device;

    generating said keying material and an associated key lifetime in the authentication server, and communicating said keying material and said associated key lifetime from the authentication server to the authenticator; and

    communicating an EAP Success message from the authenticator to the peer device following the exchange of EAP-specific authentication messages, wherein the EAP Success message contains said associated key lifetime.

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