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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2013
Applicant:
British Telecommunications Public Limited Company, London, GB;
Inventors:
Richard Joseph Evenden, London, GB;
Francis James Scahill, London, GB;
Simon Patrick Alexander Ringland, London, GB;
Assignee:
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); H04W 12/06 (2009.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04W 12/08 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/105 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); H04L 9/3226 (2013.01); H04L 63/0272 (2013.01); H04L 63/083 (2013.01); H04L 63/0876 (2013.01); H04L 67/26 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2013.01); H04L 2463/082 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a hotspot Wi-Fi network, users can access the Internet from a variety of access points. The users' credentials are centrally authenticated within the network core to ensure they are allowed on the hotspot network. To improve security and provide selective access, a further authenticator function in the network manages access to private and/or restricted network resources.