Patent ID: 8353052
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a proxy associated with a personal network; and a mobile communications device associated with the personal network, where the mobile communications device is to: where the authentication credentials are first authentication credentials and include information indicative of a first expiration time, where, prior to the first expiration time, the proxy re-authenticates the guest device based on the first authentication credentials, where, after the first expiration time, the mobile communications device, in response to receiving a request for credentials from the guest device, generates second authentication credentials and transmits the second authentication credentials to the guest device, where the second authentication credentials include a second expiration time after which the second authentication credentials are not valid, and where, prior to the second expiration time, the proxy re-authenticates the guest device based on the second authentication credentials.