Patent ID: 8510801

Claim:
An access point device, comprising: a memory to store instructions; and a processor, communicatively coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of the instructions to perform operations, comprising: receiving a first access control data structure, wherein the first access control data structure is utilized by the access point device to control access to a network; storing the first access control data structure; validating a credential of a mobile device requesting establishment of attachment signaling with the access point device, wherein the validating is performed utilizing a first criterion in the first access control data structure; in response to the credential of the mobile device failing the validating with reference to the first criterion in the first access control data structure, forwarding the credential of the mobile device to a second access control data structure, wherein the second access control data structure is not stored on the access point device; receiving from a data store comprising the second access control data structure, an indication of successfully validating the credential of the mobile device with a second criterion in the second access control data structure; in response to successfully validating the credential of the mobile device with the second criterion, downloading the second criterion from the data store based on the second access control data structure; and updating the first access control data structure with the second criterion.