Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Hongkun Lee

Namsoo Kim

Myungho Jang

An electronic device and method are disclosed. The electronic device includes a processor and communication circuitry. The processor implements the method, including identifying by the processor a network security policy for a network, receiving by the communication circuitry an authentication request from an external electronic device, transmitting, to the external electronic device, an authentication response to the authentication request, the authentication response including a network security policy for the network, receiving an association request to join the network from the external electronic device after the external electronic device receives the authentication response, transmitting an association response to the association request permitting the external electronic device to join the network, and receiving data traffic for the network from the external electronic device, wherein the network security policy is applied by the external electronic device such that the data traffic received from the external electronic device accords with the network security policy.

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Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Hongkun Lee