US 11,812,262 B2
Device authentication
Amar Chandarana, London (GB)
Assigned to BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company, London (GB)
Appl. No. 16/956,077
Filed by BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY, London (GB)
PCT Filed Dec. 6, 2018, PCT No. PCT/EP2018/083838
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 19, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/121043, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 27, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 17210433 (EP), filed on Dec. 22, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0322799 A1, Oct. 8, 2020
Int. Cl. H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 60/00 (2009.01); H04W 12/03 (2021.01); H04W 12/0471 (2021.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 12/068 (2021.01) [H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 12/03 (2021.01); H04W 12/0471 (2021.01); H04W 60/00 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of registering a device with an authentication service, the method, being performed by a first device, comprises the steps of:
establishing a secure connection between the first device and a second device, in which the second device is registered with the authentication service and is allocated to a user, and in which the secure connection comprises one of:
a wireless data connection over a local area network; and
a wired data connection over a local area network;
obtaining over the secure connection from the second device, an identifier uniquely associated with the second device;
providing to the authentication service a first credential known to the user; and a second credential derived from the identifier; and
requesting registration of the first device with the authentication service on the basis of the first and second credentials.