Method and System for Distributed, Localized Authentication in the Framework of 802.11

A method for controlling Internet access of a mobile device by using a communication system having a number of access points includes the steps of performing a certificate-based authentication between an authentication access point and a mobile device seeking access to the Internet; transmitting a certificate from the mobile device to the authentication access point; verifying the certificate by the authentication access point; determining whether the authenticating mobile device's certificate has been revoked prior to the expiration of its lifetime; and granting the authenticating mobile device access to the Internet, if the certificate has been verified successfully and not revoked prior to the expiration of its lifetime.

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Patents:
US 20,090,187,983

Inventor(s): ZERFOS PETROS [US]; SINGH JATINDER PAL [US]; SOLARSKI MARCIN [DE]; VIDALES PABLO [DE]; THOMPSON NATHANAEL [US]; LUO HAIYUN [US]

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