System and method for authentication of a communication device

A non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

• supplying a first identification of a gateway for use by an authentication system to authenticate a communication device based on the gateway having a physical association with a network element of a communication system;
• intercepting an authentication request comprising a second identification of the communication device submitted by the communication device;
• inserting the first identification in the authentication request;
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• submitting the first identification and the second identification in the authentication request to the authentication system, wherein the authentication system determines whether the authentication request provided by the gateway is received from an expected network element that is physically associated with the gateway;
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• responsive to detecting that the authentication request is received from the expected network element, receiving the second identification associated with the communication device,
• wherein the authentication system denies service to the gateway and the communication device responsive to detecting that the authentication request is not received from the expected network element, and
• wherein the communication device initiates an authentication process by supplying to the authentication system the second identification of the communication device responsive to detecting that the authentication request is received from the expected network element.

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by an authentication system comprising a processor, an updated authentication request from a gateway, wherein an authentication request comprising a second identification of a communication device originates from the communication device and is intercepted by the gateway, wherein the gateway inserts a first identification of the gateway into the authentication request as the updated authentication request, and wherein the gateway transmits the updated authentication request to the authentication system;
• retrieving, by the authentication system, first authentication identification and second authentication identification according to the first identification and the second identification of the updated authentication request;
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• authenticating, by the authentication system, the communication device in response to detecting a match between the first identification and the second identification and the first authentication identification and the second authentication identification;
• facilitating, by the authentication system, an agreement with equipment of a service provider of a packet-switched network to supply the first identification to equipment of a voice-over-internet protocol provider responsive to the authentication;
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• provisioning, by the authentication system, the gateway and a network element of the packet-switched network to have a physical association with each other, wherein the physical association is derived from the first identification and the second identification, and wherein other network elements of the packet-switched network deny services to a remaining plurality of digital subscriber line access multiplexers when the gateway operates outside of said physical association.