Patent ID: 11943349
Assignee: DISH TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 14:
15. An automated process performed by a data processing system to authenticate a client device via a wide area network, the automated process comprising:
receiving a first copy of a digital secret created by the client device, wherein the first copy is forwarded via a secure data connection over the wide area network from a trusted device that received the digital secret from the client device via a local area network;
subsequently receiving a second copy of the digital secret directly from the client device via the wide area network in conjunction with a request to authenticate the client device;
comparing the first copy of the digital secret received from the trusted device to the second copy of the digital secret received from the client device; and
in response to the security server successfully comparing the first copy of the digital secret to the second copy of the digital secret, transmitting an authentication message that provides the client device with access to a network service on the wide area network.