Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Passpoint
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Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Passpoint is a Wi‑Fi Alliance certification program that enables secure, seamless, and automatic Wi‑Fi network discovery and authentication, particularly for public and carrier Wi‑Fi hotspots.
Aliases (2)
- Instant Hotspot ×1
- Passpoint ×1
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Wi‑Fi certification program
→
network access technology → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hotspot 2.0
→
Passpoint → |
| basedOnStandard |
IEEE 802.11u
→
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| certifies |
Wi‑Fi access points
→
Wi‑Fi client devices → |
| designedFor |
carrier Wi‑Fi hotspots
→
enterprise Wi‑Fi networks → public Wi‑Fi hotspots → |
| developedBy |
Wi‑Fi Alliance
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| enables |
automatic Wi‑Fi authentication
→
seamless Wi‑Fi roaming → secure Wi‑Fi network discovery → |
| improves |
Wi‑Fi offload for mobile operators
→
Wi‑Fi security → Wi‑Fi user experience → |
| introducedBy |
Wi‑Fi Alliance
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| securityProperty |
encrypted user traffic
→
mutual authentication → protection against rogue hotspots → |
| supportsFeature |
automatic network selection
→
credential provisioning → home service provider selection → network discovery and selection → online sign‑up → policy provisioning → roaming between Wi‑Fi operators → secure onboarding → subscription remediation → |
| supportsRoamingWith |
cellular networks
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|
| supportsStandard |
EAP
→
IEEE 802.1X → RADIUS → WPA2‑Enterprise → WPA3‑Enterprise → |
| supportsUseCase |
carrier Wi‑Fi roaming
→
mobile data offload → public venue Wi‑Fi access → |
| targetUser |
OS vendors
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Wi‑Fi service providers → device manufacturers → enterprises → mobile network operators → |
| uses |
SIM‑based authentication
→
certificate‑based authentication → username‑password authentication → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Handoff
("Instant Hotspot")
→
Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Vantage → |
relatedTo |
|
Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Passpoint
("Passpoint")
→
|
alsoKnownAs |
|
Wi‑Fi Alliance
→
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developsProgram |