US 7,321,970 B2
Method and system for authentication using infrastructureless certificates
Craig R. Watkins, State College, Pa. (US); Jeremey Barrett, Sugar Land, Tex. (US); and Adam Cain, Madison, Wis. (US)
Assigned to Nokia Siemens Networks Oy, Espoo (Finland)
Filed on Dec. 30, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/748,760.
Prior Publication US 2005/0149723 A1, Jul. 07, 2005
Int. Cl. H04L 9/32 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 713—156  [713/175] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
12. A method for authenticating a network device over a network, comprising: generating a certificate; sending the certificate to an other network device, wherein the other network device enables storage of the certificate; resending the certificate to the other network device; comparing the resent certificate to the stored certificate; and if the resent certificate and the stored certificate are determined to be substantially the same, receiving authentication.