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US 9,961,074 · App. 14/931,036 · Granted May 1, 2018

System and method for providing an authentication certificate for a wireless handheld device a data center environment

Inventors: Sajjad Ahmed (Round Rock, TX); Arulnambi Raju (Austin, TX); Sudhir V. Shetty (Cedar Park, TX)
Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
H04L63/0823H04W4/008H04W12/06H04L63/0853H04W12/08
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,961,074
App. No.
14/931,036
Filed
Nov 3, 2015
Granted
May 1, 2018
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2494
USPC
726/3
Abstract

A system includes an access controller including a short range wireless communication controller to couple to a mobile device, and an access point including a long range wireless communication controller. The access point is coupled to the access controller via a secure link, and the access controller authenticates a user of the mobile device and provides access information from the mobile device to the access point via the secure link in response to authenticating the user. The access point couples to the mobile device using the access information to via the long range wireless communication controller and receives unique identification information associated with the mobile device from the mobile device. The system generates a digital certificate associated with the unique identification information and provides the digital certificate to the mobile device.

Claims (98)

1. A system, comprising:

an access controller including a short range wireless communication controller to couple to a first mobile device; and

an access point including a long range wireless communication controller, wherein the access point is coupled to the access controller via a secure link;

wherein the access controller:

receives a security credential from the first mobile device via the short range wireless communication controller;

authenticates a first user of the first mobile device;

requests an encryption key from the access point;

provides the encryption key to the first mobile device via the short range wireless communication controller;

receives access information from the first mobile device via the short range wireless communication controller; and

provides access information from the first mobile device to the access point via the secure link in response to authenticating the user;

wherein the access point:

stores the access information to an Access Control List (ACL);

encrypts communications with the mobile device over the long range wireless communication controller with the encryption key;

couples to the first mobile device using the access information via the long range wireless communication controller, based on the access information in the ACL; and

receives unique identification information associated with the first mobile device from the first mobile device; and

wherein the system:

generates a first digital certificate associated with the unique identification information; and

provides the first digital certificate to the first mobile device.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the access controller is further to:

couple to a second mobile device via the short range wireless communication controller;

authenticate the first user as being associated with the second mobile device;

determine that the first user was authenticated with the first mobile device and that the first digital certificate was provided to the first mobile device; and

deny the first user access to the system with the second mobile device.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the access point is further to uncouple from the first mobile device;

the access controller is further to:

re-couple to the first mobile device via the short range wireless communication controller;

determines that the first digital certificate is authentic; and

authenticates a second user of the first mobile device in response to determining that the first digital certificate is authentic.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the access point generates the first digital certificate.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the access controller generates the first digital certificate.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the access point provides the unique identification information to a certification authority and receives the first digital certificate from the certification authority.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the unique identification information comprises an International Mobile Station Equipment identity.

8. A method, comprising:

coupling an access controller to a first mobile device via a short range wireless communication controller;

coupling an access point to the access controller;

receiving, by the access controller, a security credential from the first mobile device via the short range wireless communication controller;

authenticating, by the access controller, a first user of a first mobile device coupled;

requesting, by the access controller, an encryption key from the access point;

providing, by the access controller, the encryption key to the first mobile device via the short range wireless communication controller;

receiving, by the access controller, access information from the first mobile device via the short range wireless communication controller;

providing access information from the first mobile device to the access point;

storing the access information to an Access Control List (ACL) of the access point;

coupling the first mobile device to the access point using the access information via a long range wireless communication controller of the access point, based on the access information in the ACL;

encrypting communications with the mobile device over the long range wireless communication controller with the encryption key;

receiving unique identification information associated with the first mobile device from the first mobile device;

generating a first digital certificate associated with the unique identification information; and

providing the first digital certificate to the first mobile device.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

coupling a second mobile device to the access controller via the short range wireless communication controller;

authenticating the first user as being associated with the second mobile device;

determining that the first user was authenticated with the first mobile device and that the first digital certificate was provided to the first mobile device; and

denying the first user access to the system with the second mobile device.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

uncoupling from the first mobile device;

re-coupling to the first mobile device via the short range wireless communication controller;

determining that the first digital certificate is authentic; and

authenticating a second user of the first mobile device in response to determining that the first digital certificate is authentic.

11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

generating the first digital certificate by the access point.

12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

generating the first digital certificate by the access controller.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

providing the unique identification information to a certification authority; and

generating the first digital certificate by the certification authority.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the unique identification information comprises an International Mobile Station Equipment identity.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including code for performing a method, the method comprising:

coupling an access controller to a first mobile device via a short range wireless communication controller;

coupling an access point to the access controller;

receiving, by the access controller, a security credential from the first mobile device via the short range wireless communication controller;

authenticating, by the access controller, a first user of a first mobile device coupled;

requesting, the access controller, an encryption key from the access point;

providing, by the access controller, the encryption key to the first mobile device via the short range wireless communication controller;

receiving, by the access controller, access information from the first mobile device via the short range wireless communication controller;

providing access information from the first mobile device to the access point;

storing the access information to an Access Control List (ACL) of the access point;

coupling the first mobile device to the access point using the access information via a long range wireless communication controller of the access point, based on the access information in the ACL;

encrypting communications with the mobile device over the long range wireless communication controller with the encryption key;

receiving unique identification information associated with the first mobile device from the first mobile device;

generating a first digital certificate associated with the unique identification information; and

providing the first digital certificate to the first mobile device.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , the method further comprising:

coupling a second mobile device to the access controller via the short range wireless communication controller;

authenticating the first user as being associated with the second mobile device;

determining that the first user was authenticated with the first mobile device and that the first digital certificate was provided to the first mobile device; and

denying the first user access to the system with the second mobile device.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , the method further comprising:

uncoupling from the first mobile device;

re-coupling to the first mobile device via the short range wireless communication controller;

determining that the first digital certificate is authentic; and

authenticating a second user of the first mobile device in response to determining that the first digital certificate is authentic.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , the method further comprising:

generating the first digital certificate by the access point.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , the method further comprising:

generating the first digital certificate by the access controller.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , the method further comprising:

providing the unique identification information to a certification authority; and

generating the first digital certificate by the certification authority.

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To: DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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