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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2020
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development Lp, Houston, TX (US);
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
In embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a method for authenticating an access point. In the method, a request for joining a network is received from an access point. A neighbor authentication notification is transmitted to the access point for obtaining an authentication code from a neighbor access point that is connected in the network in accordance with a determination that the access point is verified. The authentication code that is generated by the neighbor access point is received from the access point. The access point is accepted to join the network in accordance with a determination that the authentication code is valid. Embodiments of the present disclosure present a safe and effective way for authenticating the access point that is requesting to join the network, which provides enhanced authentication and increases the security level of the network.