Terminal authentication system and method for vehicle network connection

• US 9,525,681 B2
• Filed: 10/28/2014
• Issued: 12/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Sim, Hyun Chul
• Primary Examiner(s): Pwu, Jeffrey
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ambaye, Samuel
• Application Number:
  US14/526,175
• Publication Number:
  US 20150229637A1
• Time in Patent Office: 784 Days
• Field of Search: 726/10
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0823 using certificates cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving certificates H04L9/3263
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/71 Hardware identity

Abstract

A terminal authentication method for vehicle network connection is disclosed. The terminal authentication method includes acquiring unique identification information of a terminal, generating a certificate of network authentication using the unique identification information, copying the generated certificate of network authentication in the terminal, and performing authentication of the terminal access to a network using a network authentication application in the terminal and the copied certificate of network authentication.

Claims

1. A terminal authentication method for vehicle network connection in a vehicle, the terminal authentication method comprising:

acquiring, via wired communication, unique identification information of a terminal;

generating, by an authentication controller of the vehicle, a certificate of network authentication for wireless communication with the terminal using the unique identification information;

transmitting, by the authentication controller of the vehicle, the both of the generated certificate of network authentication for the wireless communication with the terminal and a network authentication application for network authentication of wireless communication to the terminal via the wired communication;

performing authentication of the terminal access to a network by causing the transmitted network authentication application to be executed in the terminal using the transmitted certificate of network authentication; and

allowing the authenticated terminal the access to the network via the wireless communication.

2. The terminal authentication method according to claim 1, wherein the step of acquiring the unique identification information comprises:

checking a media access control (MAC) address of the terminal using Android Debug Bridge; and

acquiring the unique identification information according to the MAC address.

3. The terminal authentication method according to claim 1, wherein the certificate of network authentication is copied in the terminal using a push command of Android Debug Bridge.

4. The terminal authentication method according to claim 1, wherein the network authentication application is controlled to be automatically installed in the terminal and executed by Android Debug Bridge.

5. The terminal authentication method according to claim 1, further comprising outputting an authentication completion message when the network authentication application completes authentication of the terminal access to the network using the copied certificate of network authentication.

6. A terminal authentication system for vehicle network connection in a vehicle, the terminal authentication system comprising:

a terminal; and

a vehicle communication device including a) a communication unit to acquire, via wired communication, unique identification information of the terminal and b) an authentication controller of the vehicle to;

i) generate a certificate of network authentication for wireless communication with the terminal using the unique identification information, ii) transmit both of the generated certificate of network authentication for the wireless communication with the terminal and a network authentication application for network authentication of wireless communication to the terminal via the wired communication, and iii) causing the transmitted network authentication application to be installed and executed in the terminal, wherein

the terminal performs authentication of the terminal access to a network when the network authentication application is executed using the copied certificate of network authentication, and

the authenticated terminal is allowed the access to the network via the wireless communication.

7. The terminal authentication system according to claim 6, wherein the unique identification information is acquired based on a MAC address of the terminal.

8. The terminal authentication system according to claim 6, wherein the certificate of network authentication is copied in the terminal using a push command of Android Debug Bridge.

9. The terminal authentication system according to claim 6, wherein the network authentication application is controlled to be automatically installed in the terminal and executed by Android Debug Bridge.

10. The terminal authentication system according to claim 6, further comprising an output unit to output an authentication completion message when the network authentication application completes authentication of the terminal access to the network using the copied certificate of network authentication.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions for performing a terminal authentication method for vehicle network connection in a vehicle, the computer readable medium comprising:

program instructions that acquire, via wired communication, unique identification information of a terminal;

program instructions that generate, by an authentication controller of the vehicle, a certificate of network authentication for wireless communication with the terminal using the unique identification information;

program instructions that transmit, by the authentication controller of the vehicle, both of the generated certificate of network authentication for the wireless communication with the terminal and a network authentication application for network authentication of wireless communication to the terminal via the wired communication;

program instructions that perform authentication of the terminal access to a network by causing the network authentication application to be executed in the terminal using the transmitted certificate of network authentication; and

program instructions that allow the authenticated terminal the access to the network via the wireless communication.