Patent ID: 9374371
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. An authentication apparatus, including a computer having processing circuitry, the computer being configured to control the authentication apparatus to perform operations, the authentication apparatus comprising: a communication unit implemented by the computer and configured to receive a message related to network access authentication for a first communication apparatus, the message including an address of the first communication apparatus and an address of an authentication relay, wherein the authentication relay is configured to receive the message transmitted from the first communication apparatus and relay the message to the authentication apparatus; a verifier implemented by the computer and configured to verify an authenticity of the first communication apparatus based on the address of the first communication apparatus included in the message received by the communication unit; and a connection configuration checker implemented by the computer and configured to identify a first destination connectable by the first communication apparatus, based on the address of the first communication apparatus when verification by the verifier succeeds, and determine whether to authorize that the first communication apparatus connects to the first destination based on matching between the address of the authentication relay and an address of the first destination, wherein the message includes addresses of a plurality of authentication relays, and the connection configuration checker identifies, as the first destination, a communication apparatus or a network having an address matching with the address of the authentication relay having relayed the message first, from among the plurality of authentication relays, wherein the first destination is selected from among communication apparatuses or networks that are preliminarily authorized to be connected to the first communication apparatus, and determines to authorize connection by the first communication apparatus to the first destination.