METHOD AND APPLIANCE FOR AUTHENTICATING, BY AN APPLIANCE, A CLIENT TO ACCESS A VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK CONNECTION, BASED ON AN ATTRIBUTE OF A CLIENT-SIDE CERTIFICATE
First Claim
1. A method for authenticating, by an appliance a client to access a virtual private network connection, based on an attribute of a client-side certificate, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) requesting a client authentication certificate from a client;
(b) identifying a value of at least one field in the client authentication certificate received from the client; and
(c) assigning one of a plurality of types of access responsive to an application of a policy to the identified value of the at least one field, each of the plurality of access types associated with at least one connection characteristic.
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Abstract
In a method and appliance for authenticating, by an appliance, a client to access a virtual network connection, based on an attribute of a client-side certificate, a client authentication certificate is requested from a client. A value of at least one field in the client authentication certificate received from the client is identified. One of a plurality of types of access is assigned responsive to an application of a policy to the identified value of the at least one field, each of the plurality of access types associated with at least one connection characteristic.
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55 Claims
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1. A method for authenticating, by an appliance a client to access a virtual private network connection, based on an attribute of a client-side certificate, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) requesting a client authentication certificate from a client; (b) identifying a value of at least one field in the client authentication certificate received from the client; and (c) assigning one of a plurality of types of access responsive to an application of a policy to the identified value of the at least one field, each of the plurality of access types associated with at least one connection characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An appliance for authenticating a client to access a virtual private network connection, based on an attribute of a client-side certificate, the appliance comprising:
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a means for requesting a client authentication certificate from a client; a means for identifying a value of at least one field in the client authentication certificate received from the client; and a means for assigning one of a plurality of types of access responsive to an application of a policy to the identified value of the at least one field, each of the plurality of access types associated with at least one connection characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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