DISTRIBUTED PROTOCOL FOR AUTHORISATION
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1. A method of performing authorisation between a first device and a second device in a wireless communications network, the method comprising the steps of:
- sending a request for authorisation from the first device to the second device;
sending a first query message from the second device to at least one third device;
returning a first response message from the at least one third device to the second device;
wherein the first response message contains first authorisation data for use by the second device in determining whether to authorise the first device.
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Abstract
A decentralised, distributed approach to performing authorisation involves receiving an authorisation request at a service providing device, for example “Carol”, and then retrieving trust information from other peer devices in the network. The gathered information is used by the device “Carol” to make a well-informed authorisation decision.
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1. A method of performing authorisation between a first device and a second device in a wireless communications network, the method comprising the steps of:
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sending a request for authorisation from the first device to the second device; sending a first query message from the second device to at least one third device; returning a first response message from the at least one third device to the second device; wherein the first response message contains first authorisation data for use by the second device in determining whether to authorise the first device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A wireless network comprising:
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a first device adapted to send a request for authorisation to a second device; said second device being adapted to send a query message to at least one third device; wherein the second device is further adapted to determine whether to authorise the first device using authorisation data sent to the second device by one or more of the third devices in response to receiving the query message. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A device for use in a wireless network, the device being adapted to:
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transmit a query message to at least one other device in the network in response to receiving a request for authorization from an unauthorised device that is not yet authorised for use in the network; and determine whether to authorise the unauthorised device using authorisation data received from one or more of the at least one other device.
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