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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
May. 14, 2012
Applicant:
Marcus Wong, Green Brook, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Marcus Wong, Green Brook, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/04 (2009.01); H04W 12/06 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04W 12/10 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/04 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01); H04W 12/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for establishing a secure connection between a station and an access point includes transmitting a communications system management message to the station, the communications system management message including an access point nonce. The method also includes receiving a station nonce from the station, and determining a first security key according to the access point nonce and the station nonce. The method further includes securing a connection between the station and the access point using the first security key.