Server algorithms to improve space based authentication

1. A method for location authentication, the method comprising:

constructing an estimated server unknown high-rate encrypted code signal based on an estimated server unknown low-rate code signal and a generated known high-rate code signal;

receiving a client received unknown high-rate encrypted code satellite signal from a client device; and

comparing the client received unknown high-rate encrypted code satellite signal to the estimated server unknown high-rate encrypted code signal to provide a code comparison result.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising authenticating a location of the client device based on the code comparison result.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein:

the client device is allowed access to a protected resource if the location of the client device is valid; and

the client device is not allowed access to the protected resource if the location of the client device is invalid.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a server received unknown high-rate coded satellite signal comprising a public code and an encrypted code from a satellite receiver device, the encrypted code comprising a product of a unknown low-rate code and a known high-rate code synchronized to the public code;

estimating a time synchronization of the public code to provide an estimated code time synchronization;

generating the known high-rate code based on the estimated code time synchronization to provide an estimated server known high-rate code; and

removing the estimated server known high-rate code from the encrypted code of the server received coded satellite signal to provide the estimated server unknown low-rate code signal.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising the generated known high-rate code signal comprising the estimated server known high-rate code.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the public code comprises a GPS C/A code, the encrypted code comprises a GPS P(Y) code, the unknown low-rate code comprises a GPS W code, and the known high-rate code comprises a GPS P code.

7. The method of claim 4 , wherein the server received unknown high-rate coded satellite signal is transmitted from at least one of the group consisting of: an LEO satellite, an MEO satellite, a GEO satellite, a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) satellite, and a Global Positioning System satellite.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising filtering the estimated server unknown high-rate encrypted code signal.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising synchronizing the estimated server unknown high-rate encrypted code signal to the client received unknown high-rate encrypted code satellite signal.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

estimating a coarse unknown low-rate code time synchronization based on the estimated server unknown low-rate code signal and the client received unknown high-rate encrypted code satellite signal;

estimating a fine unknown low-rate code time synchronization based on the coarse unknown low-rate code time synchronization and the client received unknown high-rate encrypted code satellite signal;

constructing the generated known high-rate code signal based on the fine unknown low-rate code time synchronization; and

constructing the estimated server unknown high-rate encrypted code signal further based on the fine unknown low-rate code time synchronization.

11. A location authentication system comprising:

a server comprising a processor and a memory storing instructions, that when executed by the processor, causes the server to:

construct an estimated server unknown high-rate encrypted code signal based on an estimated server unknown low-rate code signal and a generated known high-rate code signal;

receive a client received unknown high-rate encrypted code satellite signal from a client device;

compare the client received unknown high-rate encrypted code satellite signal to the estimated server unknown high-rate encrypted code signal to provide a code comparison result; and

authenticate a location of the client device based on the code comparison result.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the server is further configured to:

receive a server received unknown high-rate coded satellite signal comprising a public code and an encrypted code from a satellite receiver device, the encrypted code comprising a product of a unknown low-rate code and a known high-rate code synchronized to the public code;

estimate a time synchronization of the public code to provide an estimated code time synchronization;

generate the known high-rate code based on the estimated code time synchronization to provide an estimated server known high-rate code; and

remove the estimated server known high-rate code from the encrypted code of the server received coded satellite signal to provide the estimated server unknown low-rate code signal.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the server is further configured to:

estimate a coarse unknown low-rate code time synchronization based on the estimated server unknown low-rate code signal and the client received unknown high-rate encrypted code satellite signal;

estimate a fine unknown low-rate code time synchronization based on the coarse unknown low-rate code time synchronization and the client received unknown high-rate encrypted code satellite signal;

construct the generated known high-rate code signal based on the fine unknown low-rate code time synchronization; and

construct the estimated server unknown high-rate encrypted code signal further based on the fine unknown low-rate code time synchronization.

14. A location authentication system comprising:

a server comprising a processor and a memory storing instructions, that when executed by the processor, causes the server to:

construct an estimated server unknown high-rate encrypted code signal based on an estimated server unknown low-rate code signal and a generated known high-rate code signal;

receive a client received unknown high-rate encrypted code satellite signal from a client device; and

compare the client received unknown high-rate encrypted code satellite signal to the estimated server unknown high-rate encrypted code signal to provide a code comparison result.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the server is further configured to:

receive a server received unknown high-rate coded satellite signal comprising a public code and an encrypted code from a satellite receiver device, the encrypted code comprising a product of a unknown low-rate code and a known high-rate code synchronized to the public code;

estimate a time synchronization of the public code to provide an estimated code time synchronization;

generate the known high-rate code based on the estimated code time synchronization to provide an estimated server known high-rate code; and

remove the estimated server known high-rate code from the encrypted code of the server received coded satellite signal to provide the estimated server unknown low-rate code signal.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the generated known high-rate code signal comprises the estimated server known high-rate code.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the public code comprises a GPS C/A code, the encrypted code comprises a GPS P(Y) code, the unknown low-rate code comprises a GPS W code, and the known high-rate code comprises a GPS P code.

18. The system of claim 14 , wherein the server is further configured to:

estimate a coarse unknown low-rate code time synchronization based on the estimated server unknown low-rate code signal and the client received unknown high-rate encrypted code satellite signal;

estimate a fine unknown low-rate code time synchronization based on the coarse unknown low-rate code time synchronization and the client received unknown high-rate encrypted code satellite signal;

construct the generated known high-rate code signal based on the fine unknown low-rate code time synchronization; and

construct the estimated server unknown high-rate encrypted code signal further based on the fine unknown low-rate code time synchronization.

19. The system of claim 14 , wherein the server is further configured to:

filter the estimated server unknown high-rate encrypted code signal.

20. The system of claim 14 , wherein the server is further configured to:

synchronize the estimated server unknown high-rate encrypted code signal to the client received unknown high-rate encrypted code satellite signal.