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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2007
Todd Carpenter, Monroe, WA (US);
Shon Schmidt, Seattle, WA (US);
David J. Sebesta, Redmond, WA (US);
William J. Westerinen, Issaquah, WA (US);
Todd Carpenter, Monroe, WA (US);
Shon Schmidt, Seattle, WA (US);
David J. Sebesta, Redmond, WA (US);
William J. Westerinen, Issaquah, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system for binding a subscription-based computer to an internet service provider (ISP) may include a binding module and a security module residing on the computer. The binding module may identify and authenticate configuration data from peripheral devices that attempt to connect to the computer, encrypt any requests for data from the computer to the ISP, and decrypt responses from the ISP. If the binding module is able to authenticate the configuration data and the response to the request for data from the ISP, then the security module may allow the communication between the computer and the ISP. However, if either the configuration cycle or the response cannot be properly verified, then the security module may degrade operation of the computer.