Identity registration for wireless networks
A network system includes a processor and computer-readable memory. The computer-readable memory is encoded with instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the network system to register a unique pre-shared key, a user profile, and a network policy. The instructions further associate the unique pre-shared key with the user profile to form a key-user pair, associate the key-user pair with the network policy to form a mapped key-user pair, and provide the unique pre-shared key to a user to connect one or more devices to a wireless network. The unique pre-shared key is used to encrypt and decrypt data transmitted between a connected wireless device and the wireless network.
1 . A network system comprising:
a processor; and
computer-readable memory encoded with instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the network system to:
register a unique pre-shared key, a user profile, and a network policy;
associate the unique pre-shared key with the user profile to form a key-user pair;
associate the key-user pair with the network policy to form a mapped key-user pair; and
provide the unique pre-shared key to a user to connect one or more devices to a wireless network;
wherein the unique pre-shared key is used to encrypt and decrypt data transmitted between a connected wireless device and the wireless network, and
wherein the network policy includes at least one of:
a policy for limiting a bandwidth rate of the wireless device over the wireless network;
a policy permitting the wireless device to connect to a plurality of wireless devices on the wireless network that are connected using a same unique pre-shared key;
a policy for limiting a number of devices that can connect to the wireless network using the same unique pre-shared key;
a policy for permitting only internet access;
a policy for permitting access to specific network resources; and
a policy for restricting access to specific network resources.
2 . The network system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions that cause the network system to register the unique pre-shared key further cause the network system to generate the unique pre-shared key.
3 . The network system of claim 1 , wherein the unique pre-shared key is a sequence of at least one of alphanumeric characters and special characters.
4 . The network system of claim 3 , wherein the unique pre-shared key is human-readable.
5 . The network system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions that cause the network system to register the user profile further cause the network system to:
receive user-identifying information; and
generate the user profile based on the user-identifying information.
6 . The network system of claim 5 , wherein the network system is further configured to generate the user profile from a pre-existing user account via a single sign-on (SSO) process.
7 . The network system of claim 1 , wherein the mapped key-user pair represents an individual association between the network policy, the unique pre-shared key, and the user profile.
8 . The network system of claim 1 , wherein the mapped key-user pair is included in a mapped key-user pair group that represents a grouped association between the network policy and multiple key-user pairs of the mapped key-user pair group.
9 . A method of identity registration for a managed wireless network comprising:
registering a unique pre-shared key, a user profile, and a network policy;
associating the unique pre-shared key with the user profile to form a key-user pair;
associating the key-user pair with the network policy to form a mapped key-user pair;
providing the unique pre-shared key to a user to connect one or more devices to a wireless network; and
encrypting and decrypting data transmitted between a connected wireless device and the wireless network using the unique pre-shared key,
wherein the network policy includes at least one of:
a policy for limiting a bandwidth rate of the wireless device over the wireless network;
a policy permitting the wireless device to connect to a plurality of wireless devices on the wireless network that are connected using a same unique pre-shared key;
a policy for limiting a number of devices that can connect to the wireless network using the same unique pre-shared key;
a policy for permitting only internet access;
a policy for permitting access to specific network resources; and
a policy for restricting access to specific network resources.
10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein registering the unique pre-shared key further comprises generating the unique pre-shared key.
11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the unique pre-shared key is a sequence of at least one of alphanumeric characters and special characters.
12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the unique pre-shared key is human-readable.
13 . The method of claim 9 , wherein registering the user profile further comprises:
receiving user-identifying information; and
generating the user profile based on the user-identifying information.
14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein generating the user profile further comprises generating the user profile from a pre-existing user account via a single sign-on (SSO) process.
15 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the mapped key-user pair represents an individual association between the network policy, the unique pre-shared key, and the user profile.
16 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the mapped key-user pair is included in a mapped key-user pair group that represents a grouped association between the network policy and multiple key-user pairs of the mapped key-user pair group.