Time-limited wireless access point connectivity to limited destinations in response to limited cellular service

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by an application executing on a computing device, a network service set identifier (SSID) that is being broadcast by a wireless access point (AP);
• determining, by the application, that the network SSID matches a predetermined SSID stored in the computing device;
• determining, by the application, that a strength of a cellular connection of the computing device is below a predetermined threshold;
• in response to determining that the strength of the cellular connection of the computing device is below the predetermined threshold, accessing by the application, a certificate;
• and
• sending, by the application to the wireless AP, information including the certificate, the information lacking a password associated with the network SSID.

A wireless access point, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor device coupled to the memory and operable to:
• receive a certificate from an application executing on a computing device that has not connected to the wireless AP, wherein the certificate does not include a password to a service set identifier (SSID) that is broadcast by the wireless AP;
• determine that the certificate is associated with an entity that is an authorized entity;
• and
• in response to determining that the certificate is associated with the entity that is the authorized entity, establish a time-limited connection with the computing device.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that includes executable instructions configured to cause one or more processor devices of a wireless access point (AP) to:

• receive a certificate from an application executing on a computing device that has not connected to the AP, wherein the certificate does not include a password to a service set identifier (SSID) that is broadcast by the wireless AP;
• determine that the certificate is associated with an entity that is an authorized entity;
• and
• in response to determining that the certificate is associated with the entity that is the authorized entity, establish a time-limited connection with the computing device.

A computing device, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor device coupled to the memory and operable to execute an application to:
• receive a network service set identifier (SSID) that is being broadcast by a wireless access point (AP);
• determine that the network SSID matches a predetermined SSID stored in the computing device;
• determine that a strength of a cellular connection of the computing device is below a predetermined threshold;
• in response to determining that the strength of the cellular connection of the computing device is below the predetermined threshold, access a certificate;
• and
• send, to the wireless AP, information including the certificate, the information lacking a password associated with the network SSID.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that includes executable instructions configured to cause one or more processor devices to execute an application to:

• receive a network service set identifier (SSID) that is being broadcast by a wireless access point (AP);
• determine that the network SSID matches a predetermined SSID stored in a computing device;
• determine that a strength of a cellular connection of the computing device is below a predetermined threshold;
• in response to determining that the strength of the cellular connection of the computing device is below the predetermined threshold, access a certificate;
• and
• send, to the wireless AP, information including the certificate, the information lacking a password associated with the network SSID.