METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DUAL AUTHENTICATION OF A NETWORKING DEVICE AND A SUPPLICANT DEVICE

A method for dual authentication of a networking device and a supplicant device presents an effective authentication strategy. The method includes establishing through a port of the networking device a link with the supplicant device. A communication link with a network is then established at the ne...

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Hauptverfasser: GERKIS, ANTHONY, N, BELLAMKONDA,KRISHNA, K
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A method for dual authentication of a networking device and a supplicant device presents an effective authentication strategy. The method includes establishing through a port of the networking device a link with the supplicant device. A communication link with a network is then established at the networking device. The supplicant device is then authenticated with the network through the communication link. Access to the port of the radio networking device is then controlled based on a status of the communication link with the network.