Wireless network attributes records for device registration and policy implementation

A wireless device comprising a processor and memory storing program code, such that, upon the program code being executed by the processor, after successfully associating to a wireless network, the wireless device is configured to:

• determine whether a network attributes record for the wireless network has expired;
• and
• at least one of:
• (i) upon determining that the network attributes record for the wireless network has not expired:
• renew the network attributes record;
• and
• implement one or more network policies of the wireless network stored in the network attributes record;
• and
• (ii) upon determining that the network attributes record for the wireless network has expired:
• delete the network attributes record;
• and
• implement one or more default network policies for the wireless network, wherein:
• a network policy of the wireless network is that the wireless device must register with the wireless network;
• the wireless device is configured to generate a unique, device-generated, network-specific Device ID for the wireless device and transmit the unique, device-generated, network-specific Device ID to a network address as part of registering with the wireless network;
• and
• the unique, device-generated, network-specific Device ID is not a permanent Medium Access Control (MAC) address for the wireless device.