System and method for automatic network logon over a wireless network

• US 20080060061A1
• Filed: 08/29/2006
• Published: 03/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CA, Inc. (d/b/a CA Technologies) (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: CA, Inc. (d/b/a CA Technologies) (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Zhu, Yidong, Pore, Ravi R., Swarangi, Muralidhar S., Short, Theodore R., Shankar, Rohit, Gudipudi, Srinivas, Deshpande, Sumit B.
• Granted Patent: US 8,266,681 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/5
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0823 using certificates cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving certificates H04L9/3263
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0861 using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/50 Secure pairing of devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/04 Large scale networks; Deep hierarchical networks

Abstract

A method for providing access to one or more resources in a computer network, establishing a connection between a user and the computer network via at least one wireless access point, generating an authentication level for the user associated with accessing the one or more resources, sending a program to the client device, receiving authentication data from the user, and changing the authorization level of the user based upon the authentication data received from the user.

Claims

1. A method for accessing one or more resources in a computer network, the method comprising:

establishing a connection between a client device and the network via one or more wireless access points;

receiving a first set of authentication data from the client device initiated automatically by the client device;

providing access to the client device to a first set of network resources based on the first set of authentication data;

sending one or more programs to the client device based upon the first set of authentication data;

receiving a second set of authentication data from the client device initiated by the user of the client device; and

providing access to the client device to a second set of network resources corresponding to the second set of authentication data.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein automatically receiving the second set of authentication data from the client device comprises receiving a username and password.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein automatically receiving the second set of authentication data from the client device comprises receiving data stored in a computer readable medium.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein automatically receiving the second set of authentication data from the client device comprises receiving biometric data.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein providing access to a first set of network resources comprises providing access to one or more computer readable media.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein providing access to a first set of network resources comprises providing access to one or more printers.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a second set of authentication data from the client device in response to the client computer executing one or more programs comprises receiving a second set of authentication data from the client device in response to a client device executing one or more logon scripts.

8. A computer system, comprising:

a processor; and

a storage device readable by the computer system, embodying logic executable by the processor, the logic operable when executed on the processor to;

establish a connection between a client device and the network via one or more wireless access points;

receive a first set of authentication data from the client device initiated automatically by the client device;

provide access to the client device to a first set of network resources based on the first set of authentication data;

send one or more programs to the client device based upon the first set of authentication data;

receive a second set of authentication data from the client device initiated by the user of the client device; and

provide access to the client device to a second set of network resources corresponding to the second set of authentication data.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the second set of authentication data comprises a username and password.

10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the second set of authentication data comprises data stored in a computer readable medium.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the second set of authentication data comprises biometric data.

12. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the first set of resources comprises a computer readable medium.

13. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the first set of resources comprises a printer.

14. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the second set of resources comprises a computer readable medium.

15. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the second set of resources comprises a printer.

16. A method for providing access to one or more resources in a computer network, the method comprising:

establishing a connection between a client device and the computer network via at least one wireless access point;

generating an authentication level for the client device, the authentication level associated with accessing one or more resources in a computer network;

sending a program to the client device;

receiving authentication data from the user during the connection; and

changing the authorization level of the user based upon the authentication data received during the connection.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein receiving authentication data comprises receiving a username and password.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein receiving authentication data comprises receiving data stored in a computer readable medium.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein receiving authentication data comprises receiving biometric data.

20. A computer system, comprising:

a processor; and

a storage device readable by the computer system, embodying logic executable by the processor, the logic operable, when executed by the processor, to;

establish a connection between a client device and the computer network via at least one wireless access point;

generate an authentication level for the client device, the authentication level associated with accessing one or more resources in a computer network;

send a program to the client device;

receive authentication data from the user during the connection; and

change the authorization level of the user based upon the authentication data received during the connection.

21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the authentication data comprises a username and password.

22. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the authentication data comprises data stored in a computer readable medium.

23. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the authentication data comprises biometric data.

24. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the one or more resources comprise a computer readable medium.

25. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the one or more resources comprise a printer.