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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2022
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development Lp, Spring, TX (US);
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
In some examples, as part of an authentication process for an electronic device when connecting to a first access point (AP), an authentication server generates a first key of a hierarchy of keys. The authentication server receives a request from a second AP, and generates a second key based on the first key, the second key being part of the hierarchy of keys. In response to the request, the authentication server distributes the second key from the authentication server to the second AP for use in data protection for communications between the second AP and the electronic device after the electronic device has transitioned from the first AP to the second AP.