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 |
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. |