Network security system based on physical location
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1. A method for providing security to a computer network by monitoring the physical location of a network login or login attempts said method comprising:
- associating a workstation to a physical location;
associating a network user to said workstation;
monitoring a computer network to determine a network login or attempted login of said user;
determining a physical location of said login or attempted login;
determining whether said user is authorized to access said network from said physical location of said login or attempted login.
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Abstract
A network security system and method for monitoring, tracking, and authorizing the physical location of a network login. More specifically, the present invention relates to a system that maintains records (200) of authorized network users and monitors, tracks, and authorizes the physical location from which those users are authorized to access a computer network.
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1. A method for providing security to a computer network by monitoring the physical location of a network login or login attempts said method comprising:
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associating a workstation to a physical location;
associating a network user to said workstation;
monitoring a computer network to determine a network login or attempted login of said user;
determining a physical location of said login or attempted login;
determining whether said user is authorized to access said network from said physical location of said login or attempted login. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for providing security to a computer network by monitoring a network login or login attempt from a particular workstation, said method comprising:
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associating a workstation to a physical location;
associating a network user to said workstation;
monitoring a computer network to determine a network login or attempted login of said user;
determining which workstation said login or attempted login is generated from;
determining whether said user is authorized to access said network from said workstation of said login or attempted login.
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13. A network security system for a plurality workstations coupled via a local area network, said network said security system comprising:
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electronic storage for associating said workstations to a user and a physical location; and
one or more processors for receiving login information from said workstations and accessing said electronic storage to determine whether said user or said workstation is authorized to login to said network from said physical location. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. Computer readable medium having computer readable code for causing one or more processors to associating a workstation to a physical location;
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associating a network user to said workstation;
monitoring a computer network to determine a network login or attempted login of said user;
determining a physical location of said login or attempted login;
determining whether said user is authorized to access said network from said physical location of said login or attempted login.
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22. A network security system for a plurality workstations coupled via a local area network each workstation being associated with a specific user and coupled to one of a plurality of data ports of a patch panel, said patch panel being coupled to a computer network, said security system comprising:
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a workstation associated with a physical location and a user;
a monitoring device for determining a network login or attempted login of said user, a device for determining a physical location of said login or attempted login;
wherein said system determines whether said user is authorized to access said network from said physical location of said login or attempted login.
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