CPC H04W 12/06 (2013.01) [H04L 12/4641 (2013.01); H04W 12/42 (2021.01)] | 14 Claims |
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, at a wireless device, an authentication request from a client device;
performing, at the wireless device, an authentication of the client device based on the authentication request;
transmitting, from the wireless device to the client device, a response to the authentication request;
receiving, at the wireless device, an association request from the client device;
transmitting, from the wireless device to the client device, a response to the association request;
assigning, at the wireless device, the client device to a virtual network;
determining, at the wireless device, whether a group temporal key (GTK) has been previously established for the virtual network, wherein determining whether the GTK has been previously established comprises performing a search of the wireless device for the GTK, and wherein the GTK is used to encrypt communication between devices on the virtual network;
in response to a determination that the GTK has been previously established for the virtual network, providing the GTK to the client device; and
in response to a determination that the GTK has not been previously established for the virtual network, establishing a new GTK and after the establishing, providing the new GTK to the client device.
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