System and method for decentralized trust-based service provisioning
OwnerPradeep Iyerinventor
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Abstract
In one embodiment of the invention, a network is adapted with a wireless network switch in communication with a plurality of access points, which are in communication with one or more wireless units. A guest user is provided access to the network by a wireless unit of an authorized user transmitting a first message to a targeted server of the network. The first message is configured to provision access to a network for the guest user. After generation of the guest password, it is subsequently provided to the guest user for authentication purposes. This enables guest access to be provisioned without any need of centralized control by an administrator.
Claims18
A method comprising:
- transmitting a first message to a server from an authorized user in order to provision access to a network by a guest user without any need of centralized control by an administrator, the first message including a guest identifier;
- receiving a guest password from the server for subsequent use by a guest user;
- authenticating the guest user using the guest identifier and the guest password;
- and
- allowing the guest user access to the network if the guest user is authenticated.
A method for provisioning services through trust-based operations, comprising:
- initiating a request for a service to be provisioned for a guest user, the request including a guest identifier and an access time period being a parameter to identify a period of time that the guest user is provisioned the service;
- receiving a guest password in response to the request;
- requesting the service by the guest user by providing the guest identifier and the password;
- and
- authenticating the guest user using the guest identifier and the guest password with the guest user provisioned with the services upon authentication.
A method comprising:
- notification of a server of a location of an authorized user of a network;
- and
- programming a wireless network switch to restrict network access by a guest user to one or more access points physically proximate to the location of the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.