METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURE DEPLOYMENT AND USE OF BLUETOOTH LOW ENERGY BEACONS AND OTHER NETWORK DEVICES

摘要

A network security system is provided to secure one or more digital commerce or advertising processes for one more users, based on the presence of the one or more users in the proximity of one or more beacons. One or more coordinating components are associated with the beacons, and these provide an identifier uniquely to the one or more users. One or more security components are configured to automatically modify an identifier associated with each beacon, based on a predetermined pattern. One or more network connected devices associated with the one or more users, receive modified identifier, process one or more data elements, and communicate with a server computer or computer network service. The server computer or computer network service received the modified identifier, and based on the predetermined pattern, determine whether the modified identifier is the same as the expected identifier for the beacon based on the predetermined pattern, and uses this information to authenticate the beacon, and based on this authentication authorize the one or more digital commerce or advertising processes. A related method for providing network security is provided. Related systems and methods are provided for securing beacons, and deploying and managing beacons.

主权项

1. A network security system comprising:
one or more transmitters for broadcasting a data signal that carries information for triggering one or more processes, the one or more transmitters each being associated with an identifier; one or more coordinating components, associated with the one or more transmitters, and for providing the identifier uniquely to one or more users; one or more network connected devices (associated with the one or more users) that receive the identifier and process one or more data elements; a server computer or computer network service that receives the identifier and the one or more data elements, to trigger the one or more processes for the one or more users; and the system comprising one or more security components that automatically modify the identifier based on a predetermined pattern known to each of the one or more coordinating components and the server computer or computer network service, thereby enabling the authentication of the one or more transmitters, and the authorization of the one or more processes for the one or more users.