METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR TERMINAL AUTHENTICATION USING A TERMINAL HARDWARE INDENTIFIER

• Main Authors: MALIK, AMIT, RAMANNA, SHREESHA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 09.10.2008
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRICITY; PHYSICS; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

A system includes an access network (114) and an authentication server (118). The access network: requests (406) and receives (408) a hardware ID for a terminal (130) attempting access to a network (122) that provides access to a service; constructs a user ID that includes the hardware ID; forwards...