Communication system employing a control layer architecture
First Claim
1. A communication system employable with an enterprise that provides applications for a user through a communication device, comprising:
- a policy/user database configured to store policies across an enterprise related to said user and said communication device for access to said applications within said enterprise;
a security server configured to authenticate access of said communication device to said applications based on said policies;
a control server configured to approve and control access of said communication device to said applications based on authentication from said security server; and
an audit/traceability server configured to provide a record of transactions for said access by said communication device to said applications and provide an alert in real time when approval is denied.
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Abstract
A communication system employable with an enterprise that provides applications for a user through a communication device, and method of operating the same. In one embodiment, the communication system includes a policy/user database that stores policies across an enterprise related to the user and the communication device for access to the applications within the enterprise. The communication system also includes a security server that authenticates access of the communication device to the applications based on the policies. The communication system also includes a control server that approves and controls access of the communication device to the applications based on authentication from the security server. The communication system still further includes an audit/traceability server that provides a record of transactions for the access by the communication device to the applications and provides an alert in real time when approval is denied.
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1. A communication system employable with an enterprise that provides applications for a user through a communication device, comprising:
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a policy/user database configured to store policies across an enterprise related to said user and said communication device for access to said applications within said enterprise; a security server configured to authenticate access of said communication device to said applications based on said policies; a control server configured to approve and control access of said communication device to said applications based on authentication from said security server; and an audit/traceability server configured to provide a record of transactions for said access by said communication device to said applications and provide an alert in real time when approval is denied. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of operating a communication system employable with an enterprise that provides applications for a user through a communication device, comprising:
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storing policies across an enterprise related to said user and said communication device for access to said applications within said enterprise; authenticating access of said communication device to said applications based on said policies; approving access of said communication device to said applications based on authenticating access of said communication device to said applications; controlling said access of said communication device to said applications based on approving access of said communication device to said applications; providing a record of transactions for said access by said communication device to said applications; and providing an alert in real time when approval is denied. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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