Network connection control method and connection control system
First Claim
1. A network connection control method, comprising the processes of:
- transferring from a network access server to a first authentication server managed by a first enterprise, user authentication information sent together with an Internet connection request from a user terminal to the network access server managed by a first enterprise providing Internet connection service in association with the network access server;
further transferring the user authentication information, when the user authentication information meets a predetermined condition, from the first authentication server via the Internet to a second authentication server managed by a second enterprise that is different from the first enterprise;
executing user authentication by the second authentication server, referring to a database associated with the second authentication server;
returning the user authentication result to the first authentication server;
notifying, by the first authentication server, the authentication result from the second authentication server to the network access server; and
controlling, by the network access server, whether Internet connection of the user terminal is enabled or disabled based on the result of the notified user authentication.
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Abstract
The present invention is to provide a network connection control method capable of minimizing a cost when service is provided via Internet. User authentication information sent together with an Internet connection request from a user terminal 5 relevant to a NAS (Network Access Server) 6 managed by an access provider, is transferred to an authentication server 7 managed by the provider. When the user authentication information meets a predetermined condition, the user authentication information is transferred to an authentication server 10 managed by a service provider which is different from the provider. Then, user authentication is executed, referring to a database 15 associated with the authentication server 10, and the user authentication result is returned to the authentication server 7. The authentication server 7 notifies the authentication result to the NAS 6 from the authentication server 10. The NAS 6 controls whether the user terminal 5 enabled or disables connection to Internet 1 based on the result of the notified user authentication.
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18 Claims
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1. A network connection control method, comprising the processes of:
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transferring from a network access server to a first authentication server managed by a first enterprise, user authentication information sent together with an Internet connection request from a user terminal to the network access server managed by a first enterprise providing Internet connection service in association with the network access server;
further transferring the user authentication information, when the user authentication information meets a predetermined condition, from the first authentication server via the Internet to a second authentication server managed by a second enterprise that is different from the first enterprise;
executing user authentication by the second authentication server, referring to a database associated with the second authentication server;
returning the user authentication result to the first authentication server;
notifying, by the first authentication server, the authentication result from the second authentication server to the network access server; and
controlling, by the network access server, whether Internet connection of the user terminal is enabled or disabled based on the result of the notified user authentication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A network connection control system comprising:
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a network access server managed by a first enterprise that provides Internet connection service;
a first authentication server managed by the first enterprise in association with the network access server; and
a second authentication server managed by a second enterprise that is different from the first enterprise, the second authentication server being connected to the first authentication server via Internet, wherein user authentication information sent together with an Internet connection request from a user terminal to the network access server is transferred from the network access server to the first authentication server;
when the user authentication information meets a predetermined condition, the user authentication information is further transferred to a second authentication server from the first authentication server via the Internet;
user authentication is executed by the second authentication server, referring to a database associated with the second authentication server;
the user authentication result is returned to the first authentication server;
the first authentication server notifies the authentication result from the second authentication server to the network access server; and
the network access server controls whether Internet connection of the user terminal is enabled or disabled based on the result of the notified user authentication. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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