Authorization negotiation in multi-domain environment
First Claim
1. A meta-authorization parameter generating device, comprising:
- a meta-authorization parameter generating module to generate at least one meta-authorization parameter if an authentication request is approved; and
a transmitting module to send the at least one meta-authorization parameter to a requesting computing device.
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Abstract
A multi-domain meta-authorization device generates at least one meta-authorization parameter if an authentication request for a first computing device is approved. The multi-domain meta-authorization device transmits the at least one meta-authorization parameter to a first authentication, authorization, and administration (AAA) device located on a first network. A mutually acceptable parameter generating device, located in the first AAA device, creates a plurality of mutually acceptable authorization parameters based on the input of the at least one meta-authorization parameter and operating characteristics of the first network. The mutually acceptable parameter generating device transmits the plurality of mutually acceptable authorization parameters to an access device to allow the first computing device to access the communications network through the first network.
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34 Claims
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1. A meta-authorization parameter generating device, comprising:
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a meta-authorization parameter generating module to generate at least one meta-authorization parameter if an authentication request is approved; and
a transmitting module to send the at least one meta-authorization parameter to a requesting computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A multi-domain meta-authorization system, comprising:
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a computing device to transmit an authentication request to enter a communications network;
an access device on a first network to receive the authentication request and to transmit the authentication request;
a first authentication, authorization, and administration (AAA) device on the first network to receive the authentication request from the access device and to relay the authentication request to a second network; and
a second AAA device on the second network to receive the authentication request, to authenticate the computing device, to send an authentication approval, and to transmit a plurality of authorization parameters;
a meta-authorization parameter generating device on the second network to generate at least one meta-authorization parameter if the computing device is authenticated, and to transmit the at least one meta-authorization parameter to the first AAA device on the first network wherein the first AAA device receives the plurality of authorization parameters and the at least one meta-authorization parameter; and
a mutually acceptable parameter generating device to create a plurality of mutually acceptable authorization parameters based on the at least one meta-authorization parameter and first network operating requirements, and to transfer the plurality of mutually acceptable authorization parameters to the access device to allow the computing device to enter the communications network through the first network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of providing meta-authorization parameters for a first network and a second network, comprising:
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creating, at a meta-authorization parameter generating device, at least one meta-authorization parameter if an authentication request is approved for a first computing device; and
transmitting the at least one meta-authorization parameter to a first authentication, authorization, and administration (AAA) device to allow a mutually acceptable parameter generating device to create a plurality of mutually acceptable authorization parameters, which allow the first computing device to access a communications network through the first network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A program code storage device, comprising:
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a machine-readable storage medium; and
machine-readable program code, stored on a machine-readable storage medium, the machine-readable program code having instructions to generate at least one meta-authorization parameter if an authentication request is approved for a first computing device, and transmit the at least one meta-authorization parameter to a first authentication, authorization, and administration (AAA) device to allow a mutually acceptable parameter generating device to create a plurality of mutually acceptable authorization parameters, which allow the first computing device to access a communications network through a first network. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A mutually acceptable parameter generating device, comprising:
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a mutually acceptable generating module to generate a plurality of mutually acceptable authorization parameters based on the at least one meta-authorization parameter received at a first authentication, authorization, and administration (AAA) device and operating characteristics of a first network; and
a transmission module to transmit the plurality of mutually acceptable authorization parameters to an access device to allow a user of a computing device to gain access to the first network. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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30. A method to create mutually acceptable authorization parameters, comprising:
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receiving, at a first authentication, authorization, and administration (AAA) device, at least one meta-authorization parameter;
creating, at a mutually acceptable parameter generating module, a plurality of mutually acceptable authorization parameters based on the at least one meta-authorization parameter and first network operating characteristics; and
transmitting the plurality of mutually acceptable authorization parameters to an access device to allow a computing device to gain access to a communications network through a first network. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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33. A program code storage device, comprising:
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a machine-readable storage medium; and
machine-readable program code, stored on a machine-readable storage medium, the machine-readable program code having instructions to receive at least one meta-authorization parameter;
create, at a mutually acceptable parameter generating module, a plurality of mutually acceptable authorization parameters based on the at least one meta-authorization parameter and first network operating characteristics; and
transmit the plurality of mutually acceptable authorization parameters to an access device to allow a computing device to gain access to a communications network through a first network. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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