Proactive credential caching

A system comprising:

• a first device, associated with a network, and
• a memory, the memory storing credentials associated with a plurality of stations that access the network,
• the first device to:
• connect a station, of the plurality of stations, with the network using a first credential,
• publish, based on connecting the station with the network, at least a portion of the first credential to the memory, and
• exchange, using the first credential, data with the station;
• and
• a second device, associated with the network and the memory, the second device to:
• attempt to connect the station to the network using the first credential,
• connect the station to the network using a second credential when the second device is unable to connect the station to the network using the first credential, and
• publish the second credential to the memory based on connecting the station to the network using the second credential;
• the first device being further to:
• receive a request from the station to connect to the network using the first credential after the second device publishes the second credential to the memory,
• connect, based on receiving the request to connect to the network using the first credential, the station to the network using the first credential, and
• automatically republish, based on connecting the station to the network using the first credential, the first credential to the memory by overwriting the second credential with the first credential.

A method comprising:

• receiving, at a first device and from a station, a first request for a first authentication credential;
• transmitting, by the first device and to a credential creator, a second request for the first authentication credential based on the first request from the station;
• receiving, at the first device, the first authentication credential, from the credential creator, the first authentication credential authorizing the station to transmit and receive data with a plurality of devices;
• publishing, by the first device and to a credential cache, at least a portion of the first authentication credential as a global authentication credential shared with the plurality of devices;
• receiving, at a second device and from the station, a third request for a second authentication credential;
• transmitting, by the second device and to the credential creator and based on receiving the third request, a fourth request for the second authentication credential;
• receiving, at the second device and from the credential creator, the second authentication credential;
• publishing, by the second device and to the credential cache, at least a portion of the second authentication credential as the global authentication credential;
• receiving, at the first device, a request from the station to connect to a network using the first authentication credential;
• and
• automatically republishing, by the first device and to the credential cache, at least a portion of the first authentication credential as the global credential by overwriting the second authentication credential with the first authentication credential.