METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATION IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK

摘要

A method authenticates a first node to a communication network that includes a second node to which the first node desires to mutually authenticate. The method includes detecting (202) a broadcast message from the second node and determining (204) whether mutual authentication can be performed (206) directly with the second node. When the first node is unable to mutually authenticate to the second node directly, the first node locates (208) a node that can serve as an authentication bridge to authenticate (210) the first node to the communication network.