METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURE ACCESS OF A SERVICE VIA CUSTOMER PREMISE EQUIPMENT

摘要

A method for providing a service comprising at a service provider device that establishes a first secure communications channel with a customer premise equipment and establishes with a user device a second secure communications channel, passing through the customer premise equipment and the first secure communications channel, upon reception of correct credentials for the user. The service provider device receives a request for a service from the user device, verifies that the request was received through the second secure communications channel and provides the service to the user device through the second secure communications channel only in case the customer premise equipment is part of a set of devices through which the second secure communications channel must pass. The service provider device can also provide, in response to a request received through the second secure communications channel, a second service to the user device regardless of which the device through which the second secure communications channel passes.

主权项

1. A service provider device comprising:
a communication interface configured to receiving a request for a service from a user device; and at least one hardware processor configured to: establish a first secure communications channel with a customer premise equipment; establish with the user device a second secure communications channel, passing through the customer premise equipment and the first secure communications channel, upon reception of correct credentials for a user; verify that the request was received through the second secure communications channel; and provide the service to the user device through the second secure communications channel only in case the customer premise equipment is part of a set of devices through which the second secure communications channel must pass.