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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2005
Philip F. Kearney, Iii, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert Dale Newberry, Jr., San Jose, CA (US);
James Woodyatt, San Francisco, CA (US);
John A. Saxton, Campbell, CA (US);
Philip F. Kearney, III, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert Dale Newberry, Jr., San Jose, CA (US);
James Woodyatt, San Francisco, CA (US);
John A. Saxton, Campbell, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a system for enhancing the security of wireless networks. In one aspect, a wireless access point that functions as a bridge between two networks is provided. The wireless access point is configured to establish separate associations for itself and each device connected to it. This provides for enhanced security in that each device connected to the wireless access point may be separately authenticated and in that separate encryption tunnels are established for each device connected to the wireless access point.