System, apparatus, and method for providing generic internet protocol authentication
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1. A method for providing generic authentication within an Internet Protocol (IP) network, comprising:
- receiving an authentication request;
detecting an authentication mechanism associated with the received authentication request;
selecting one of a plurality of authentication modules in response to the detected authentication mechanism; and
accessing data that is required to support the authentication module.
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Abstract
Generic Internet Protocol (IP) authentication is provided by authentication server (134). Application Programming Interface (API) (310) detects the protocol type of an incoming authentication request and invokes one of a number of authentication mechanisms (318-326) depending on the protocol type detected. A localized repository (520) is provided to store Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) information and other algorithm data as required to facilitate the authentication session.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for providing generic authentication within an Internet Protocol (IP) network, comprising:
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receiving an authentication request;
detecting an authentication mechanism associated with the received authentication request;
selecting one of a plurality of authentication modules in response to the detected authentication mechanism; and
accessing data that is required to support the authentication module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An authentication system, comprising:
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a plurality of network elements each employing a different authentication protocol;
an authentication server arranged to provide authentication service in response to received authentication requests from the network elements; and
a data server arranged to provide data to the authentication server to support the authentication service, wherein the authentication service performed depends upon the authentication protocol employed by the requesting network element. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A server used to authenticate network elements within an Internet Protocol (IP) network, comprising:
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means for receiving authentication requests having various protocol types from the network elements;
means for detecting the various protocol types;
means for invoking an authentication mechanism depending upon the protocol type of the authentication request; and
means for accessing data in support of the authentication of the network elements. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon which are executable by an authentication server for facilitating authentication of network elements by performing steps comprising:
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receiving authentication requests having various protocol types from the network elements;
detecting the various protocol types;
invoking an authentication mechanism depending upon the protocol type of the authentication request; and
accessing data in support of the authentication of the network elements.
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