Patent ID: 8607316

Claim:
A method for network access, comprising: pre-configuring, by an application access server, a link between the application access server and an authentication and authorization server using Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP); receiving, at the application server, a first authorization request from the authentication and authorization server via the link comprising credentials provided by a user equipment (UE) to establish secure access to a WLAN wireless local area network (WLAN); establishing a secure link between a user equipment (UE) and the WLAN in response to the application access server determining that the credentials allow the UE secure access to the WLAN; and receiving, at the application access server, a second authorization request from the UE comprising the same credentials as provided to establish the WLAN secure link; and establishing a secure application access link between the UE and the application access server via the WLAN in response to the application access server determining that the UE is allowed secure access to the application access server with the same credentials.