Password Installation in Home Networks

A computer-readable medium containing instructions which, when executed by one or more processor disposed in an electronic device, performs a method comprising:

• providing a user interface to enable user input of a temporary password that is usable by a first terminal for authenticating other terminals which possess the temporary password so as to form a temporary network on an infrastructure that is commonly shared by the first terminal and the other terminals;
• generating a new password;
• and
• transmitting the new password over the temporary network to authenticated terminals to replace the temporary password and form a password-secured network using the new password on the commonly shared infrastructure.

A method for enabling data to be securely shared over an infrastructure, the method comprising:

• storing a user-generated password in a memory of a terminal;
• using the user-generated password for shared-key authentication for forming a network on the infrastructure with authenticated terminals;
• generating a terminal-generated password;
• and
• transmitting the terminal-generated password to the authenticated terminals on the network to thereby securely share data using the second password.