Automatic authentication of a mobile device using stored authentication credentials
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a system, an initial authentication request from a mobile device that has been detected by an access point, wherein the mobile device is not associated with authentication credentials stored at the system;
in response to authenticating the mobile device, sending, by the system to the mobile device, a packet stream having one or more packet characteristics;
receiving, from the access point, a communication, wherein the communication corresponds to information that is received by the access point from the mobile device subsequent to the sending the packet stream to the mobile device;
storing, by the system, first authentication credentials for the mobile device in response to determining, by the system, that the communication corresponds to the packet stream sent to the mobile device, wherein the determining includes comparing one or more characteristics of the communication with the one or more packet characteristics; and
based on the stored first authentication credentials, automatically authenticating the mobile device in a subsequent instance to the initial authentication request where the mobile device is detected by the access point.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed which may allow a user having a mobile device to automatically authenticate to a server using a device identifier associated with the mobile device. An access point may be configured to send the device identifier as well as additional identifying information to the server so that the device identifier can be accurately matched to the mobile device. Then, when the mobile device submits a credential during authentication, the device identifier and the credential may be matched such that the next time the server receives the device identifier from the access point, the mobile device may be automatically authenticated.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a system, an initial authentication request from a mobile device that has been detected by an access point, wherein the mobile device is not associated with authentication credentials stored at the system; in response to authenticating the mobile device, sending, by the system to the mobile device, a packet stream having one or more packet characteristics; receiving, from the access point, a communication, wherein the communication corresponds to information that is received by the access point from the mobile device subsequent to the sending the packet stream to the mobile device; storing, by the system, first authentication credentials for the mobile device in response to determining, by the system, that the communication corresponds to the packet stream sent to the mobile device, wherein the determining includes comparing one or more characteristics of the communication with the one or more packet characteristics; and based on the stored first authentication credentials, automatically authenticating the mobile device in a subsequent instance to the initial authentication request where the mobile device is detected by the access point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer-executable instructions, that in response to execution by a server, causes the server to perform operations comprising:
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receiving an initial authentication request from a mobile device of a user, the mobile device having been detected by an access point, wherein the mobile device is not associated with authentication credentials stored at the server; in response to authenticating the mobile device, transmitting, to the mobile device, a packet stream having one or more packet characteristics; receiving, from the access point, a communication corresponding to information that is received by the access point from the mobile device, the information received by the access point subsequent to the transmitting the packet stream to the mobile device; storing first authentication credentials for the mobile device in response to determining, by the server, that the communication corresponds to the packet stream sent to the mobile device, wherein the determining includes comparing one or more characteristics of the communication with the one or more packet characteristics; based on the stored first authentication credentials, automatically authenticating the mobile device in a subsequent instance to the initial authentication request where the mobile device is detected by the access point. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An authentication system, comprising:
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a non-transitory memory storing instructions; and one or more processors coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to read the instructions from the non-transitory memory to cause the system to perform operations comprising; receiving an initial authentication request from a mobile device that has been detected by an access point, wherein the mobile device is not associated with authentication credentials stored at the system; in response to authenticating the mobile device, sending, to the mobile device, a packet stream having one or more packet characteristics; receive, from the access point a communication, wherein the communication corresponds to information that is received by the access point from the mobile device subsequent to the sending the packet stream to the mobile device; storing first authentication credentials for the mobile device in response to determining, by the system, that the communication corresponds to the packet stream sent to the mobile device, wherein the determining includes comparing one or more characteristics of the communication with the one or more packet characteristics; and based on the stored first authentication credentials, automatically authenticating the mobile device in a subsequent instance to the initial authentication request where the mobile device is detected by the access point. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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