Patent ID: 9344884
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A hardware module for a mobile device, said hardware module comprising: a radio interface; a location detector; and an interface controller; wherein said hardware module is configured to communicate with a network for verifying an authenticity of one or more authentication messages in an authentication procedure between said network and said mobile device, wherein verifying said authenticity comprises checking whether second location information comprises first location information; wherein said radio interface is configured to provide a radio connection between said mobile device and a radio access node associated with said network; wherein said radio interface is further configured to receive an authentication request through said radio access node, said radio access node being associated with said first location information; wherein said location detector is configured to generate said second location information, wherein said second location information is associated with one or more radio access nodes which are within the radio reception range of said mobile device; wherein said radio interface is further configured to receive said first location information from said radio access network or to transmit said second location information to said radio access node; and wherein said interface controller is configured to connect a smart card to said hardware module, said smart card configured for generating authentication information in response to said authentication request.