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USING A BLOCKCHAIN FOR OPTIMIZED FAST-SECURE ROAMING ON WLANs

  • US 20190223089A1
  • Filed: 01/16/2018
  • Published: 07/18/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, at a device, data regarding a wireless client attempting to form an association with a particular wireless access point in a network;

    querying, by the device, a blockchain ledger in a blockchain database for wireless roaming data regarding the wireless client;

    using, by the device and when available from the blockchain ledger, the roaming data regarding the wireless client to complete the association between the wireless client and the particular wireless access point; and

    updating, by the device, the blockchain ledger with data regarding the association between the wireless client and the particular wireless access point.

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