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US 10,321,306 B2Granted
Network device selective synchronization
AssigneeAerohive Networks, Inc.
InventorsGeoffrey Joseph Mason, Shruti Narayan
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Abstract
Techniques for selectively synchronizing network devices to authenticate wireless device to access a network using a key. A system utilizing such techniques can include a unique pre-shared key assignment system and a network device selective synchronization system. A method utilizing such techniques can include unique pre-shared key assignment and selective synchronization management.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- assigning a unique private pre-shared key to a wireless device, a media access control (MAC) address of the wireless device being bound to the unique private pre-shared key;
- determining network personas of a user of the wireless device;
- mapping the user to a network group according to the network personas of the user;
- maintaining synchronization policies for selectively synchronizing a plurality of network devices to authenticate wireless devices to access a network;
- determining a network device of the plurality of network devices to which to send key data associated with the unique private pre-shared key in accordance with the synchronization policies and the network group and as part of selective synchronization of the plurality of network devices, the key data including the MAC address of the wireless device bound to the unique private pre-shared key;
- sending the key data to the network device for storage in local storage of the network device for purposes of locally authenticating the wireless device to access the network.
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A system comprising:
- a unique private pre-shared key assignment engine configured to assign a unique private pre-shared key to a wireless device, a media access control (MAC) address of the wireless device being bound to the unique private pre-shared key;
- a network persona based mapping engine configured to:
- determine network personas of a user of the wireless device;
- map the user to a network group according to the network personas of the user;
- a synchronization policies management engine configured to maintain synchronization policies for selectively synchronizing a plurality of network devices to authenticate wireless devices to access a network;
- a selective synchronization engine configured to determine a network device of the plurality of network devices to which to send key data associated with the unique private pre-shared key in accordance with the synchronization policies and the network group and as part of selective synchronization of the plurality of network devices, the key data including the MAC address of the wireless device bound to the unique private pre-shared key;
- a network device communication engine configured to send the key data to the network device for storage in local storage of the network device for purposes of locally authenticating the wireless device to access the network.
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A system comprising:
- means for assigning a unique private pre-shared key to a wireless device, a media access control (MAC) address of the wireless device being bound to the unique private pre-shared key;
- means for determining network personas of a user of the wireless device;
- means for mapping the user to a network group according to the network personas of the user;
- means for maintaining synchronization policies for selectively synchronizing a plurality of network devices to authenticate wireless devices to access a network;
- means for determining a network device of the plurality of network devices to which to send key data associated with the unique private pre-shared key in accordance with the synchronization policies and the network group and as part of selective synchronization of the plurality of network devices, the key data including the MAC address of the wireless device bound to the unique private pre-shared key;
- means for sending the key data to the network device for storage in local storage of the network device for purposes of locally authenticating the wireless device to access the network.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.