Method for establishing a secure Ad Hoc wireless LAN
First Claim
1. A method of configuring an unauthenticated client in a network for secure communications the method comprising:
- periodically broadcasting, from an access point, a start packet;
waiting for advertise packets from advertising clients;
prioritizing, based on at least one encryption algorithm supported by the unauthenticated client, any advertise packets that are received at the access point;
attempting to authenticate with an advertising client corresponding to the highest priority advertise packet that is received if any; and
if attempting to authenticate results in the unauthenticated client becoming an authenticated client, configuring the authenticated client for secure communications using information from the advertise packet and information obtained from attempting to authenticate.
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Abstract
Secure communications on a network. An unauthenticated client on an network sends start packets to locate other clients. The unauthenticated client receives responses to the start packets from other clients on the network. The responses may be advertise packets that are from advertising clients that may be authenticated clients or other unauthenticated clients in authenticated mode. The unauthenticated client prioritizes the received packets so that authentication can be performed with the most desirable advertising client. Authentication packets are sent and received between the unauthenticated client and the advertising client in an attempt to authenticate.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of configuring an unauthenticated client in a network for secure communications the method comprising:
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periodically broadcasting, from an access point, a start packet; waiting for advertise packets from advertising clients; prioritizing, based on at least one encryption algorithm supported by the unauthenticated client, any advertise packets that are received at the access point; attempting to authenticate with an advertising client corresponding to the highest priority advertise packet that is received if any; and if attempting to authenticate results in the unauthenticated client becoming an authenticated client, configuring the authenticated client for secure communications using information from the advertise packet and information obtained from attempting to authenticate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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