Identifying users of network environments
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1. A method of creating identifiers of users of network environments, said method comprising:
- providing a portion of an identifier, said portion being provided by a user of a network environment; and
providing another portion of the identifier, said another portion being provided by a third party, and wherein the identifier is usable in identifying the user of the network environment.
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Abstract
A user identification capability for network environrnents. A user'"'"'s identity is created using information provided by a user, as well as information provided by a third party, such as an internet service provider, a business, a service, an access device, etc. The identity is used to determine the context in which a user is accessing a process, such as a server, application, network entity, firewall, router, etc.
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1. A method of creating identifiers of users of network environments, said method comprising:
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providing a portion of an identifier, said portion being provided by a user of a network environment; and
providing another portion of the identifier, said another portion being provided by a third party, and wherein the identifier is usable in identifying the user of the network environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system of creating identifiers of users of network environments, said system comprising:
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means for providing a portion of an identifier, said portion being provided by a user of a network environment; and
means for providing another portion of the identifier, said another portion being provided by a third party, and wherein the identifier is usable in identifying the user of the network environment. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system of facilitating identification of users of network environments, said system comprising:
a communications unit to use an identifier to identify a user of the network environment, wherein the identifier comprises a portion of the identifier being provided by a user of the network environment and another portion of the identifier being provided by a third party.
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26. At least one program storage device readable by a machine embodying at least one program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method of creating identifiers of users of network environments, said method comprising:
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providing a portion of an identifier, said portion being provided by a user of a network environment; and
providing another portion of the identifier, said another portion being provided by a third party, and wherein the identifier is usable in identifying the user of the network environment. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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