Method for configuring a remote station with a certificate from a local root certificate authority for securing a wireless network

A remote station, comprising:

• means for forwarding a station public key to a local root certificate authority, wherein the station public key is forwarded out-of-band of a wireless network;
• means for receiving a certificate and a root public key from the local root certificate authority, wherein the certificate comprises the forwarded station public key and a device identifier, and the certificate and the root public key are received out-of-band of the wireless network;
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• means for securely communicating, using the wireless network, with another station based on the certificate and the root public key configured in the another station, and based on verifying, using the root public key configured in the remote station, a validity of another certificate received from the another station.

A remote station, comprising:

• a hardware processor configured to:
• forward a station public key to a local root certificate authority, wherein the station public key is forwarded out-of-band of a wireless network;
• receive a certificate and a root public key from the local root certificate authority, wherein the certificate comprises the forwarded station public key and a device identifier, and the certificate and the root public key are received out-of-band of the wireless network;
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• securely communicate, using the wireless network, with another station based on the certificate and the root public key configured in the another station, and based on verifying, using the root public key configured in the remote station, a validity of another certificate received from the another station.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising:

• code for causing a computer to forward a station public key to a local root certificate authority, wherein the station public key is forwarded out-of-band of a wireless network;
• code for causing a computer to receive a certificate and a root public key from the local root certificate authority, wherein the certificate comprises the forwarded station public key and a device identifier, and the certificate and the root public key are received out-of-band of the wireless network;
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• code for causing a computer to securely communicate, using the wireless network, with another station based on the certificate and the root public key configured in the another station, and based on verifying, using the root public key configured in the computer, a validity of another certificate received from the another station.