Authentication and authorization for access to remote production devices
First Claim
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1. In a network having multiple devices, a method for granting device access to a prospective user, the method comprising the steps of:
- maintaining a user to device association;
receiving a request for access to the device; and
granting the user access to at least one of the devices according to the association.
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Abstract
A computer network security arrangement and method are disclosed which provides in a distributed complex computer network an authentication and authorization access for limiting access to network devices. The different levels of authentication involve the login/password process; comparison against access control lists; and mandatory program protocol control. Included are audit trails for authenticated calls and denied access calls.
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1. In a network having multiple devices, a method for granting device access to a prospective user, the method comprising the steps of:
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maintaining a user to device association;
receiving a request for access to the device; and
granting the user access to at least one of the devices according to the association. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6)
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2. The method of claim 2 comprising the further steps of:
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maintaining credentials associated with the user;
receiving user credential inputs;
comparing the user credential inputs to the credentials associated with the user; and
checking the user to device association when the user credential inputs and credentials associated with the user match. - View Dependent Claims (3, 7, 8)
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9. A method for granting selected access to devices in a network via a login server, the method comprising the steps of:
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maintaining a plurality of commands associated with users, the commands when executed causing the login server to grant access to corresponding devices;
in response to a login request, granting access to the login server based upon user credentials; and
in response to a request for access to ones of the devices, executing the commands associated with the user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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14. A network comprising:
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a plurality of devices;
at least one port for providing remote access to the devices;
a login server responsive to requests from the at least one port for access to the network and operable to receive credentials for access to the network;
a storage medium for storing credentials associated with users and a plurality of user to device associations;
the login server operable to grant access to the network to users having credentials corresponding to the credentials associated with users and to execute commands for granting access to the devices according to the user-to-device associations.
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19. A system for providing secured access to programmable production device comprising
a first screen for authorized users which requires the entry of recognized names and passwords, a second screen which utilizes authorized names and passwords to grant access exclusively to certain production devices based upon a predetermined association list of names, passwords and devices, and a third screen which analyzes re-configuration program requests and compares such requests against an authorized list of programs for the accessed device.
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