Systems and methods for providing network credentials
View Patent ↗Exemplary methods and systems for providing network credentials are described. An exemplary method includes receiving a credential request from a digital device over a network device, identifying a network record based on at least some information within the credential request, retrieving a network credential from a plurality of network credentials based on the network record, and transmitting a credential request response containing the network credentials from the plurality of network credentials to the digital device.
1. A method for providing network credentials, the method comprising:
receiving a credential request from a digital device over a network device, the credential request comprising an identifier associated with the network device, the credential request requesting a network credential to be provided by the digital device to the network device;
identifying a network record based on at least the identifier associated with the network device;
retrieving the network credential from a plurality of network credentials based on the network record, the network credential comprising a user name; and
transmitting a credential request response containing the network credential from the plurality of network credentials over the network device to the digital device,
wherein the credential request is received over a standard protocol of the network device, the standard protocol being DNS.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising decrypting the credential request.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising authenticating the credential request.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising encrypting the credential request response.
5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising retrieving an encryption key based on the digital device.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the credential request comprises receiving the credential request over port 53 of the network device.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the credential request comprises a location identifier.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a confirmed access response from the digital device.
9. A system for providing network credentials, the system comprising:
a processor;
a credential request module executable by the processor, the credential request module configured to receive a credential request from a digital device over a network device, the credential request comprising an identifier associated with the network device, the credential request requesting a network credential to be provided by the digital device to the network device; and
a credential request response module executable by the processor, the credential request response module configured to identify a network record based on at least the identifier associated with the network device, retrieve the network credential from a plurality of network credentials based on the network record, and transmit a credential request response containing the network credential over the network device to the digital device, the network credential comprising a user name,
wherein the credential request is received over a standard protocol of the network device, the standard protocol being DNS.
10. The system of claim 9 , further comprising an encryption/decryption module executable by the processor, the encryption/decryption module configured to decrypt the credential request.
11. The system of claim 9 , further comprising an authentication module executable by the processor, the authentication module configured to authenticate the credential request.
12. The system of claim 9 , further comprising an encryption/decryption module executable by the processor, the encryption/decryption module configured to encrypt the credential request response.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the processor retrieves an encryption key from an encryption key storage based on the digital device.
14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the credential request module configured to receive a credential request comprises the credential request module configured to receive the credential request over port 53 of the network device.
15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the credential request comprises a location identifier.
16. A non-transitory computer readable medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a processor for performing a method for providing network credentials, the method comprising:
receiving a credential request from a digital device over a network device, the credential request comprising an identifier associated with the network device, the credential request requesting a network credential to be provided by the digital device to the network device;
identifying a network record based on at least the identifier associated with the network device;
retrieving the network credential from a plurality of network credentials based on the network record, the network credential comprising a user name; and
transmitting a credential request response containing the network credential from the plurality of network credentials over the network device to the digital device
wherein the credential request is received over a standard protocol of the network device, the standard protocol being DNS.
17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein receiving the credential request comprises receiving the credential request over port 53 of the network device.