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Secure network enrollment

  • US 9,912,640 B2
  • Filed: 06/07/2017
  • Issued: 03/06/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for enrolling a mobile device with a second network, the method comprising:

  • establishing a wireless network connection to a communication system;

    receiving at a user equipment (UE), a first network identifier associated with a first network associated with the communication system;

    communicating identification data to a provisioning device accessible via the first network based at least in part on the first network identifier;

    receiving second network access data from the provisioning device, the second network access data including a first private network credential and a second private network credential;

    requesting access to a second network associated with the communication system based at least in part on the second network access data;

    receiving a second network identifier associated with the second network from the communication system;

    establishing a first virtual private network (VPN) tunnel to a first private network based at least in part on the second network identifier and the first private network credential;

    receiving a first private network identifier associated with the first private network;

    establishing a second VPN tunnel to a second private network based at least in part on the first private network identifier and the second private network credential; and

    receiving a second private network identifier associated with the second private network.

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