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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
May. 30, 2006
Anthony R. Metke, Naperville, IL (US);
Donald E. Eastlake, Iii, Milford, MA (US);
Zhi Fu, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Anthony R. Metke, Naperville, IL (US);
Donald E. Eastlake, III, Milford, MA (US);
Zhi Fu, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Motorola Solutions, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A method and system for mutually authenticating a first node and a second node operating in a wireless communication network enables mutual authentication when the first node and the second node are unable to directly authenticate each other. The method includes identifying, at the first node, a third node that can authenticate both the first node and the second node (step). Authentication data for authenticating the first node with the third node is then transmitted from the first node to the third node (step). Keying material that is received from the third node is then processed at the first node (step). A shared secret mutual authentication protocol is then processed, whereby the first node and the second node are mutually authenticated by proving that they each have authenticated with the third node and each have the keying material (step).