METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VERIFYING AND UPDATING THE CONFIGURATION OF AN ACCESS DEVICE DURING AUTHENTICATION
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16. A system comprising:
- a network access server to receive an access request from a client access device associated with a user, the user being a subscriber of a service provider;
an agent application, delivered by the network access server to the client device, to identify to identify the client device configuration;
the agent application to communicate the user authentication information and client device configuration data over a communications link during an authentication and authorization exchange; and
a service access provider to receive the user authentication information and the configuration data from the network access provider, to process the configuration data, and to selectively grant the client access device access to the network based upon the configuration data.
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Abstract
A system and method is provided to verify configuration of a client access device requesting access to a network by establishing a communications link between a network access system and the client access device to authenticate and authorize the client access device and a user associated with the client access device. The network access system further receives client device configuration data from the client access device over the communications link during an authentication and authorization exchange and processes the client device configuration data to determine if the client access device will be granted access to the network.
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32 Claims
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16. A system comprising:
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a network access server to receive an access request from a client access device associated with a user, the user being a subscriber of a service provider; an agent application, delivered by the network access server to the client device, to identify to identify the client device configuration; the agent application to communicate the user authentication information and client device configuration data over a communications link during an authentication and authorization exchange; and a service access provider to receive the user authentication information and the configuration data from the network access provider, to process the configuration data, and to selectively grant the client access device access to the network based upon the configuration data. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A machine-readable medium storing a set of instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the machine to perform following operations:
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receiving an access request from a client access device associated with a user, the user being a subscriber of a service provider; delivering an agent application to the client device, the agent application being operable to identify the client device configuration; receiving client device configuration data from the agent application over a communications link during an authentication and authorization exchange; and transmitting the client device configuration data to the service access provider, wherein the service access provider is operable to selectively grant the client access device access to the network based upon the client device configuration data.
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29. A method comprising:
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requesting access to a network from a client device associated with a user, the requesting involving a network access provider and a service access provider physically separated from network access provider, the user being a subscriber of the service access provider; authenticating the user in an authentication and authorization exchange, using an agent application delivered to the client access device, the agent application being operable to identify the client device configuration; communicating client device configuration data to the service access provider via the agent application; and accessing the network via the network access provider, when the user is authenticated and a verification response from the service access provider indicates acceptance of the client device configuration data.
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30-1. The method of claim 30, further including receiving updated configuration data from the service access provider via the network access provider, the updated configuration data to replace the client device configuration data.
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31. A machine-readable medium storing a set of instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the machine to perform following operations:
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requesting access to a network from a client device associated with a user, the requesting involving a network access provider and a service access provider physically separated from network access provider, the user being a subscriber of the service access provider; authenticating the user in an authentication and authorization exchange, using an agent application delivered to the client access device, the agent application being operable to identify the client device configuration; communicating client device configuration data to the service access provider via the agent application; and accessing the network via the network access provider, when the user is authenticated and a verification response from the service access provider indicates acceptance of the client device configuration data. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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