Method and system for authentication
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1. A computer-implemented method for authentication, the method comprising:
- defining a demanded level of security in an authorization service of a server;
providing at least one authentication mechanism comprising at least one instance for at least one client;
providing a policy comprising a security level for the at least one instance;
receiving at least one request from the client to the server;
authenticating the request based on the policy and the demanded level of security by the authentication service; and
permitting the request if the demanded level of security is reached.
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Abstract
There is provided a computer-implemented method for authentication, the method comprising:
- defining a demanded level of security in an authorization service of a server;
- providing at least one authentication mechanism comprising at least one instance for at least one client;
- providing a policy comprising a security level for the at least one instance;
- receiving at least one request from the client to the server;
- authenticating the request based on the policy and the demanded level of security by the authentication service; and
- permitting the request if the demanded level of security is reached.
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1. A computer-implemented method for authentication, the method comprising:
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defining a demanded level of security in an authorization service of a server; providing at least one authentication mechanism comprising at least one instance for at least one client; providing a policy comprising a security level for the at least one instance; receiving at least one request from the client to the server; authenticating the request based on the policy and the demanded level of security by the authentication service; and permitting the request if the demanded level of security is reached. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for authentication comprising:
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a server comprising an authorization service defining a demanded level of security; and a policy comprising a security level for at least one instance of at least one authentication mechanism; wherein the authorization service is operable to; receiving at least one request from a client comprising the at least one instance of the at least one authentication mechanism to the server; authenticating the request based on the policy and the demanded level of security by the authentication service; and permitting the request if the demanded level of security is reached. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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