AUTOMATIC ACCESS CONTROL FOR MOBILE DEVICES

1 . A mobile device comprising:

a database of identifiers, each of the identifiers corresponding to one or more communication devices; and

an authorization module adapted to facilitate network access to a communication device if an identifier of the communication device is included in the database.

2 . The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the authorization module is further adapted to deny network access to the communication device if the identifier of the communication device is not included in the database.

3 . The device of claim 2 wherein the authorization module is adapted to facilitate network access if the identifier associated with the communication device is not located within the database, but a correct password is received from the communication device.

4 . The device of claim 3 , wherein the authorization module is adapted to append the identifier associated with the communication device to the database.

5 . The device of claim 1 wherein the database is a flat file containing a listing of unique identifiers associated with one or more communication devices.

6 . The device of claim 1 wherein the authorization module is adapted to receive a password from the communication device in order to provide network access to the device.

7 . The device of claim 6 wherein the authorization module is adapted to lock the mobile device when a user enters a predetermined number of incorrect passwords.

8 . The device of claim 7 wherein the authorization module is adapted to unlock the mobile device upon receiving an administrative password.

9 . The device of claim 7 wherein the authorization module is adapted to send a notification to an administrator.

10 . The device of claim 1 wherein the identifiers are media access control addresses.

11 . A security method for network access comprising:

determining an identifier associated with a communication device located on a mobile device interfaced with the communication device;

comparing the identifier with a database of identifiers;

facilitating network access to the communication device if the identifier of the communication device is included in the database.

12 . The security method of claim 11 wherein the database of identifiers is a flat file.

13 . The security method of claim 11 wherein the database of identifiers is utilized to determine the level of network access allowed for the communication device.

14 . The method of claim 11 further comprising receiving a password from the communication device in order to facilitate network access to the communication device.

15 . The method of claim 11 further comprising writing the database onto the mobile device.

16 . The method of claim 11 further comprising importing the database onto the mobile device.

17 . A security method comprising:

writing a database onto a mobile device;

interfacing the mobile device with a communication device;

determining if the identifier of communication device is included in a database on the mobile device;

facilitating network access to the communication device if included.

18 . The method of claim 17 further comprising an authorization module adapted to facilitate network access to the communication device upon receiving a password from the communication device.

19 . A system comprising:

a communication device; and

a mobile device, the mobile device comprising:

an authorization module; and

a database;

wherein the authorization module is adapted to facilitate network access to a communication device if an identifier of the communication device is included in the database.

20 . A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium, the computer program configured to provide a method comprising:

determining an identifier associated with a communication device;

comparing the identifier with a database of identifiers; and

facilitating network access to the communication device if the identifier of the communication device is included in the database.