AUTHENTICATION OF A FIRST DEVICE BY A SWITCHING CENTRE

A method, a first device, and a switching center are described. A first device is authenticated by a switching center inside a network taking into account the use of additional (e.g., virtual) network interfaces. A device uses certificates to transfer additional MAC addresses for authentication. As...

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Hauptverfasser: FRIES, Steffen, GESSNER, Jürgen, FISCHER, Kai
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A method, a first device, and a switching center are described. A first device is authenticated by a switching center inside a network taking into account the use of additional (e.g., virtual) network interfaces. A device uses certificates to transfer additional MAC addresses for authentication. As a result, a device having a plurality of MAC addresses gains access to a network from a plurality of MAC addresses in a one-off authentication process.