METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEDIATION OF AUTHENTICATION WITHIN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK
First Claim
1. Method for mediation of authentication within a communication network wherein a first node is managed by a first authentication server, a second node is managed by a second authentication server, and the method comprises the steps of:
- authenticating the first node at the first authentication server,authenticating the first authentication server at the first node,sending a request to mediate authentication between the first node and at least the second node from the first node to the first authentication server,providing a mediation server being able to mediate authentication between the first node and the second node,authenticating the first authentication server at the mediation server,authenticating the mediation server at the first authentication server,sending the request to mediate authentication between the first node and the second node from the first authentication server to the mediation server,authenticating the second authentication server at the mediation server,authenticating the mediation server at the second authentication server,providing authentication between the second authentication server and the second node,providing mediation of authentication between the first node and the second node by distributing a mediation result from the mediation server to at least one of the first node and the second node, andestablishing a connection between the first node and the second node.
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Abstract
A method, a system, and a computer software product provide mediation of authentication within a communication network. The method comprises the steps of sending a request to mediate authentication between a first node 101; 410 and at least a second node 122; 420 from the first node to a mediation server 142; 450, receiving said request by the mediation server 142; 450, providing authentication between the mediation server 142; 450 and the second node 122; 420, providing mediation of authentication between the first node 101; 410 and the second node 122; 420, and establishing a connection between the first node 101; 410 and the second node 122; 420.
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32 Claims
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1. Method for mediation of authentication within a communication network wherein a first node is managed by a first authentication server, a second node is managed by a second authentication server, and the method comprises the steps of:
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authenticating the first node at the first authentication server, authenticating the first authentication server at the first node, sending a request to mediate authentication between the first node and at least the second node from the first node to the first authentication server, providing a mediation server being able to mediate authentication between the first node and the second node, authenticating the first authentication server at the mediation server, authenticating the mediation server at the first authentication server, sending the request to mediate authentication between the first node and the second node from the first authentication server to the mediation server, authenticating the second authentication server at the mediation server, authenticating the mediation server at the second authentication server, providing authentication between the second authentication server and the second node, providing mediation of authentication between the first node and the second node by distributing a mediation result from the mediation server to at least one of the first node and the second node, and establishing a connection between the first node and the second node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for mediation of authentication within a communication network comprising a first node being managed by a first authentication server and a second node being managed by a second authentication server, wherein the system comprises:
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a unit for authenticating the first node at the first authentication server, a unit for authenticating the first authentication server at the first node, a unit for sending a request to mediate authentication between the first node and at least the second node from the first node to the first authentication server, a mediation server being able to mediate authentication between the first node and the second node, a unit for authenticating the first authentication server at the mediation server, a unit for authenticating the mediation server at the first authentication server, a unit for sending the request to mediate authentication between the first node and the second node from the first authentication server to the mediation server, a unit for authenticating the second authentication server at the mediation server, a unit for authenticating the mediation server at the second authentication server, a unit for providing authentication between the second authentication sever and the second node, a unit for providing mediation of authentication between the first node and the second node by distributing a mediation result from the mediation server to at least one of the first node and the second node, and a unit for establishing a connection between the first node and the second node. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An article of manufacture, comprising:
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a machine readable storage medium; and programming instructions embodied in said medium for execution by at least one computer, wherein execution causes said at least one computer to perform functions comprising; authenticating the first node at the first authentication server, authenticating the first authentication server at the first node, sending a request to mediate authentication between the first node and at least the second node from the first node to the first authentication server, providing a mediation server being able to mediate authentication between the first node and the second node, authenticating the first authentication server at the mediation server, authenticating the mediation server at the first authentication server, sending the request to mediate authentication between the first node and the second node from the first authentication server to the mediation server, authenticating the second authentication server at the mediation server, authenticating the mediation server at the second authentication server, providing authentication between the second authentication server and the second node, providing mediation of authentication between the first node and the second node by distributing a mediation result from the mediation server to at least one of the first node and the second node, and establishing a connection between the first node and the second node.
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