Securing credential distribution

A wireless device comprising:

• a wireless interface;
• a controller, the controller operative to:
• receive authentication from a cloud system that the wireless device is authorized to receive private network credentials;
• provide, through the wireless interface, wireless network information of a sensed presence of the one or more wireless networks to the cloud system, wherein the cloud system receives notification from a credential management system that the wireless device is associated with an authenticated user of the credential management system, wherein the credential management system stores private network credentials of the authenticated user, and wherein the cloud system further receives with the notification an identifier of the wireless device and information about or more wireless networks in which the wireless device is authorized to receive the private network credentials, and wherein the cloud system compares the wireless network information of the sensed presence of the one or more wireless networks received from the wireless device with wireless network information of the one or more wireless networks in which the wireless device is authorized to receive the private network credentials,
• provide to the cloud system through the wireless interface a request for private network credentials, wherein the cloud system, receives the private network credentials of the authenticated user;
• and
• receive from the cloud system through the wireless interface distribution of the private network credentials, thereby allowing the wireless device to obtain local network access with the private network credentials.

A computer-implemented method for securing credential distribution, comprising:

• receiving, by a wireless device, from a cloud system that the wireless device is authorized to receive private network credentials;
• sensing, by the wireless device, environmental information of a local wireless environment;
• providing, by the wireless device, the sensed environment information to the cloud system, wherein the cloud system receives notification from a credential management system that the wireless device is associated with an authenticated user of the credential management system, wherein the credential management system stores private network credentials of the authenticated user, and wherein the cloud system further receives with the notification an identifier of the wireless device and information about or more wireless networks in which the wireless device is authorized to receive the private network credentials, and wherein the cloud system compares the sensed environment information received from the wireless device with information of an environment in which the wireless device is authorized to receive the private network credentials;
• providing, by the wireless device, to the cloud system, a request for private network credentials, wherein the cloud system, receives the private network credentials of the authenticated user;
• and
• receiving, by the wireless device, from the cloud system, distribution of the private network credentials, thereby allowing the wireless device to obtain local network access with the private network credentials.