Patent ID: 9674702
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by an access point (AP), an authentication request from a station (STA), the authentication request including extensible authentication protocol (EAP) authentication signaling requesting authentication of the STA; transmitting, by the AP, a fast initial link setup (FILS) authentication request to a server, wherein the FILS authentication request comprises the EAP authentication signaling requesting authentication of the STA, the EAP authentication signaling being used to verify mutual possession of a shared key between the STA and the server; receiving, by the AP, a FILS authentication response from the server in response to the FILS authentication request, the FILS authentication response including an indication as to whether the EAP authentication of the STA was successful; transmitting, by the AP, an authentication response to the STA in response to the authentication request received from the STA, the authentication response carrying the indication included in the FILS authentication response received from the server; receiving, by the AP, an association request from the STA; and transmitting an association response to the STA in response to the association request.