USE OF AUTHENTICATION INFORMATION TO MAKE ROUTING DECISIONS
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- providing an augmented authentication database including routing information for each of a plurality of users, the routing information intended to be used to facilitate routing of traffic flows associated with the plurality of users to appropriate virtual networks of a plurality of virtual networks associated with a network accessible by the plurality of users;
receiving at an authentication interface of the network a request on behalf of a user of the plurality of users for access to a service provided by a first virtual network of the plurality of virtual networks;
responsive to the request, the authentication interface causing login credentials of the user to be authenticated against the augmented authentication database;
responsive to successful authentication of the login credentials,the authentication interface receiving from the augmented authentication database routing information associated with the user; and
the authentication interface causing the user to be granted access to the service by causing traffic flow associated with the user to be routed to the first virtual network based on the routing information associated with the user.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Methods and systems for utilizing authentication attributes to determine how to direct traffic flows are provided. In one embodiment, an augmented authentication database is provided, which includes routing information for multiple users. The routing information is intended to be used to facilitate routing of traffic flows to appropriate virtual networks of a network. A request on behalf of one of the users is received at an authentication interface of the network for access to a service provided by a first virtual network. Responsive to the request, login credentials of the user are authenticated against the augmented authentication database. Responsive to successful authentication, the authentication interface receives from the augmented authentication database routing information associated with the user and causes the user to be granted access to the service by causing traffic flow associated with the user to be routed to the first virtual network based on the routing information returned.
-
Citations
29 Claims
-
1. A method comprising:
-
providing an augmented authentication database including routing information for each of a plurality of users, the routing information intended to be used to facilitate routing of traffic flows associated with the plurality of users to appropriate virtual networks of a plurality of virtual networks associated with a network accessible by the plurality of users; receiving at an authentication interface of the network a request on behalf of a user of the plurality of users for access to a service provided by a first virtual network of the plurality of virtual networks; responsive to the request, the authentication interface causing login credentials of the user to be authenticated against the augmented authentication database; responsive to successful authentication of the login credentials, the authentication interface receiving from the augmented authentication database routing information associated with the user; and the authentication interface causing the user to be granted access to the service by causing traffic flow associated with the user to be routed to the first virtual network based on the routing information associated with the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
-
-
12. A method comprising:
-
receiving, by a network device associated with a service provider, a connection request from an end user of one of a plurality of customers for which the service provider delivers services; the network device causing the end user to be prompted for login credentials; responsive to receiving the login credentials, the network device requesting authentication of the login credentials by an authentication server; responsive to receiving an indication of successful authentication of the login credentials from the authentication server, the network device establishing a service session for the end user and maintaining customer separation among the plurality of customers by creating a routing entry corresponding to an address associated with the connection request based on one or more authentication attributes associated with the indication and routing subsequent packets associated with the service session in accordance with the routing entry. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
-
Specification