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Active directory bridging of external network resources

  • US 10,498,583 B1
  • Filed: 03/04/2019
  • Issued: 12/03/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2019
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An Active Directory Bridge system for joining an external network resource to an internal network, the system comprising:

  • an Active Directory (AD) Bridge Gateway device residing in a first network, the AD Bridge Gateway device including a memory and a processor;

    an AD Bridge Gatekeeper device residing in a second network, the second network external to the first network, the AD Bridge Gatekeeper device in networked communication with the AD Bridge Gateway device; and

    an AD Bridge Agent residing on an external network resource in a third network, the third network external to the second network and to the first network, the external network resource unable to directly join the first network;

    wherein the AD Bridge Gateway device processor is configured to;

    validate credentials received from the AD Bridge Agent through the AD Bridge Gatekeeper device at the AD Bridge Gateway device;

    generate a registration token for the AD Bridge Agent based on the validated credentials;

    generate a reference object based on the registration token; and

    provide the reference object to a domain controller to join the external network resource to the first network.

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