Access to a remote machine from a local machine via smart card
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for accessing a remote machine from a local machine via a smart card, the method comprising:
- detecting the presence of the smart card coupled to the local machine;
decoding the smart card to obtain credentials;
communicating the credentials to a remote access client application of the local machine; and
transmitting the credentials to the remote machine via the remote access client application.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for accessing a remote machine from a local machine via a smart card. In one embodiment, the presence of the smart card coupled to the local machine is detected. A card reader reads the credentials from the smart card and communicates them to a remote access client application of the local machine. The remote access client application transmits the credentials to the remote machine. The remote machine sends a query for login information to the local machine upon valid credentials. The local machine transmits the login information to the remote machine and is granted permission to access the remote machine upon valid login information.
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26 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for accessing a remote machine from a local machine via a smart card, the method comprising:
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detecting the presence of the smart card coupled to the local machine; decoding the smart card to obtain credentials; communicating the credentials to a remote access client application of the local machine; and transmitting the credentials to the remote machine via the remote access client application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer-implemented method for accessing a remote machine from a local machine via a smart card, the method comprising:
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receiving credentials of the smart card coupled to the local machine; and verifying the validity of the credentials of the smart card. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An article of manufacture comprising:
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a machine-accessible storage medium including data that, when accessed by a machine, cause the machine to perform a method for accessing a remote machine from a local machine via a smart card, the method comprising; detecting the presence of the smart card coupled to the local machine; decoding the smart card to obtain credentials; communicating the credentials to a remote access client application of the local machine; and transmitting the credentials to the remote machine via the remote access client application. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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16. An article of manufacture comprising:
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a machine-accessible storage medium including data that, when accessed by a machine, cause the machine to perform a method for accessing a remote machine from a local machine via a smart card, the method comprising; receiving credentials of the smart card coupled to the local machine; and verifying the validity of the credentials of the smart card.
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21. A local machine comprising:
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a remote access client module; a smart card reader module; and a smart card reader interface coupled to a card reader for receiving a smart card, wherein the smart card reader module is to read credentials from the smart card, and the remote access client module is to transmit the credentials to a remote machine via a network. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 26)
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24. A remote machine comprising:
a remote access server module to receive credentials from a smart card coupled to a local machine via a network and to grant access to the remote machine upon valid credentials. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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