IP Library Granted Patent US 8,804,957
Granted Patent B2
US 8,804,957 · App. 12/749,015 · Granted Aug 12, 2014

Authentication key generation arrangement

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Patent No.
US 8,804,957
App. No.
12/749,015
Granted
Aug 12, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Authentication key generation for local area network communication, including: participating in communication of a message comprising a cipher suite selection type indicating cellular network compatible cipher suite; and creating cellular network compatible authentication keys according to said cipher suite selection type.

Claims (57)

1. A method comprising:

performing, by an apparatus, authentication key generation for local area network communication, said authentication key generation for the local area network communication comprising:

participating, by the apparatus, in communication of a message comprising a cipher suite selection type indicating cellular network compatible cipher suite;

creating, by the apparatus, cellular network compatible authentication keys according to said cipher suite selection type; and

using said cellular network compatible authentication keys for authentication in local area network,

wherein the cipher suite selection type is included in a robust security network information element.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said participating in communication of said message comprising a cipher suite selection type indicating cellular network compatible cipher suite comprises receiving said message.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said participating in communication of said message comprising a cipher suite selection type indicating cellular network compatible cipher suite comprises sending said message.

4. A method comprising:

performing, by an apparatus, authentication key generation for local area network communication, said authentication key generation for the local area network communication comprising:

participating, by the apparatus, in communication of a message comprising a cipher suite selection type indicating cellular network compatible cipher suite; and

creating, by the apparatus, cellular network compatible authentication keys according to said cipher suite selection type;

wherein the cipher suite selection type is included in robust security network information element.

5. A method comprising:

performing, by an apparatus, authentication key generation for local area network communication, said authentication key generation for the local area network communication comprising:

participating, by the apparatus, in communication of a message comprising a cipher suite selection type indicating cellular network compatible cipher suite; and

creating, by the apparatus, cellular network compatible authentication keys according to said cipher suite selection type;

wherein the cipher suite selection type is included in a key frame.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cipher suite selection type is included in a beacon frame.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cipher suite selection type is included in a probe frame.

8. The method of claim 4 , wherein the robust security network information element is included in a key frame.

9. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code;

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:

perform authentication key generation for local area network communication, said authentication key generation for the local area network communication comprising:

participating in communication of a message comprising a cipher suite selection type indicating cellular network compatible cipher suite;

creating cellular network compatible authentication keys according to said cipher suite selection type; and

using said cellular network compatible authentication keys for authentication in local area network,

wherein the cipher suite selection type is included in a robust security network information element.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to: to participate in communication of said message comprising a cipher suite selection type indicating cellular network compatible cipher suite by receiving said message.

11. The apparatus of claim 9 , the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to: to participate in communication of said message comprising a cipher suite selection type indicating cellular network compatible cipher suite by sending said message.

12. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code;

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:

perform authentication key generation for local area network communication, said authentication key generation for the local area network communication comprising:

participating in communication of a message comprising a cipher suite selection type indicating cellular network compatible cipher suite; and

creating cellular network compatible authentication keys according to said cipher suite selection type;

wherein the cipher suite selection type is included in robust security network information element.

13. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code;

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:

perform authentication key generation for local area network communication, said authentication key generation for the local area network communication comprising:

participating in communication of a message comprising a cipher suite selection type indicating cellular network compatible cipher suite; and

creating cellular network compatible authentication keys according to said cipher suite selection type;

wherein the cipher suite selection type is included in a key frame.

14. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the cipher suite selection type is included in a beacon frame.

15. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the cipher suite selection type is included in a probe frame.

16. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the robust security network information element is included in a key frame.

17. A computer program embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable program code which, when executed by at least one processor of an apparatus, causes the apparatus to perform:

performing authentication key generation for local area network communication, said authentication key generation for the local area network communication comprising:

participating in communication of a message comprising a cipher suite selection type indicating cellular network compatible cipher suite;

creating cellular network compatible authentication keys according to said cipher suite selection type; and

using said cellular network compatible authentication keys for authentication in local area network,

wherein the cipher suite selection type is included in a robust security network information element.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2015
From: NOKIA CORPORATION
To: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
Reel/Frame 035501/0125 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 13, 2010
From: KOKKINEN, HEIKKI JUHANI; RINNE, MIKA PETRI OLAVI; LAITINEN, PEKKA JOHANNES
To: NOKIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 024224/0936 →