Biometric authentication over wireless wide-area networks
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1. A method of authenticating a mobile node, comprising:
- receiving at a mobility agent a first registration request message associated with a mobile node, wherein the registration message includes biometric data;
sending a second registration request from the mobility agent to a home agent, the second registration request including the biometric data;
after receiving the second registration request at the home agent, determining whether the biometric data is associated with an authorized user;
only after determining that the biometric data is associated with an authorized user, assigning a network address to the mobile node; and
sending the network address to the mobile node in a registration reply message.
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Abstract
A system and method are described for providing biometric authentication to mobile nodes, such as mobile nodes seeking a mobile Internet protocol (mobile IP) connection to a network. The mobile node sends a registration request that includes biometric data. If the biometric data is authenticated, the mobile node is provided with a network address, such as an IP address, to use in network communications.
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1. A method of authenticating a mobile node, comprising:
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receiving at a mobility agent a first registration request message associated with a mobile node, wherein the registration message includes biometric data; sending a second registration request from the mobility agent to a home agent, the second registration request including the biometric data; after receiving the second registration request at the home agent, determining whether the biometric data is associated with an authorized user; only after determining that the biometric data is associated with an authorized user, assigning a network address to the mobile node; and sending the network address to the mobile node in a registration reply message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of authenticating a mobile node, comprising:
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sending an agent advertisement from an agent node, wherein the agent advertisement includes a request for biometric data; receiving, at the agent node, a registration request associated with the mobile node, wherein the registration request includes biometric data; sending, to an authenticator node, an access request including the biometric data; receiving, from the authenticator node, an access acceptance including a network address; and sending, to the mobile node, a registration reply assigning the network address to the mobile node. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of authenticating a mobile node, comprising:
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sending an agent advertisement from a mobility agent, wherein the agent advertisement includes a request for biometric data; receiving a first registration message associated with a mobile node, wherein the first registration message includes biometric data; sending a second registration request from the mobility agent to a home agent, the second registration message including the biometric data; after receiving the second registration request at the home agent, determining whether the biometric data is associated with an authorized user; in response to a determination that the biometric data is associated with an authorized user, assigning a network address to the mobile node; after assigning the network address to the mobile node, receiving at the home agent network data sent to the assigned network address; and forwarding the network data from the home agent to the mobile node. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method of authenticating the user of a mobile telephone comprising:
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receiving, at the mobile telephone, an agent advertisement from an agent node, wherein the agent advertisement includes a request for biometric data; collecting biometric data of a user in response to receiving the agent advertisement; sending the collected biometric data to the agent node in a registration request message; after sending the collected biometric data, receiving a registration reply message including a home address assigned to the mobile telephone; and receiving, from the agent node, data addressed to the home address. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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