Method and system for single sign-on in a network
First Claim
1. A method for single sign-on (SSO) user authentication among multiple devices in a network of devices, one or more of the devices including a device-specific authentication control, comprising the steps of:
- authenticating a user on a device having a device-specific authentication control based on a user provided device-specific user ID;
once the user is authenticated on a specific device, translating the device-specific user ID into a network-wide user ID; and
translating the network-wide user ID into another device-specific user ID;
wherein that other device can authenticate that user based on the device-specific user ID for that other device.
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Abstract
A user identity authentication system in a network is implemented on a device or multiple devices in the network. The authentication system employs a map that translates device-specific user IDs to system-wide user IDs and vice versa. A user is authenticated on a device with a device-specific authentication method. Once a user is authenticated on a specific device, a device-specific user ID is translated into a system-wide user ID. This system-wide user ID is further translated into other device-specific user IDs such that other devices can authenticate the user based on the device-specific user IDs. Further, if a device is not capable of authenticating a user, it can delegate authentication to another device or a proxy.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for single sign-on (SSO) user authentication among multiple devices in a network of devices, one or more of the devices including a device-specific authentication control, comprising the steps of:
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authenticating a user on a device having a device-specific authentication control based on a user provided device-specific user ID;
once the user is authenticated on a specific device, translating the device-specific user ID into a network-wide user ID; and
translating the network-wide user ID into another device-specific user ID;
wherein that other device can authenticate that user based on the device-specific user ID for that other device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for user authentication in a network of multiple devices, one or more of the devices including a device-specific authentication control, the system comprising:
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an authentication agent in a device that authenticates a user based on a user provided device-specific user ID, using a device-specific authentication control for that device;
a controller that, once the user is authenticated, translates the device-specific user ID into a network-wide user ID, and translates the network-wide user ID into another device-specific user ID;
wherein that other device can authenticate that user based on the device-specific user ID for that other device, providing single sign-on (SSO) user authentication among multiple devices. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A network comprising:
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multiple devices, one or more of the devices including a device-specific authentication control;
an authentication agent in a device that authenticates a user based on a user provided device-specific user ID, using a device-specific authentication control for that device;
a controller that, once the user is authenticated, translates the device-specific user ID into a network-wide user ID, and translates the network-wide user ID into another device-specific user ID;
wherein that other device can authenticate that user based on the device-specific user ID for that other device, providing single sign-on (SSO) user authentication among multiple devices. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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