pretty interesting + probably how it should be done, although i can't see many people immediatley adapting it or the equipment costing what it costs now ...
Mobile users will find it easier the use their mobile phone account to pay for their use of public Wi-Fi hotspots owing to the publication of a "universal" smart card specification that can be used by WLAN providers to authorize WLAN access. The WLAN-SIM 1.0 specification was developed by the WLAN Smart Card Consortium, and it also provides details on how smart card technology may be used to allow seamless roaming from hotspot to hotspot. The smart card is the wireless networking equivalent of a phone SIM card. It identifies the user, allowing the hotspot owner's back-end system to provide access to the network knowing that it will receive payment from the WISP the user has subscribed to. The Consortium says that the specification builds on existing standards, including 802.1x and EAP for authentication and WPA. http://www.newswireless.net/articles/031021-association.html http://wlansmartcard.org/ - jon pgp key: http://www.jonbaer.net/jonbaer.asc fingerprint: F438 A47E C45E 8B27 F68C 1F9B 41DB DB8B 9A0C AF47 -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
