METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING MULTIFACTOR AUTHENTICATION
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1. A method comprising:
- determining that a user equipment has been authenticated for an access network;
receiving an identifier corresponding to the user equipment; and
generating an alias identifier based on the received user equipment identifier for use in combination with a universal user identifier to authenticate a user corresponding to the user equipment for accessing a plurality of services via the access network.
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Abstract
An approach is provided for using multifactor authentication to access multiple services. A determination is made that a user equipment has been authenticated for an access network. An identifier corresponding to the user equipment is received. An alias identifier is generated based on the received user equipment identifier for use in combination with a universal user identifier to authenticate a user corresponding to the user equipment for accessing a plurality of services via the access network.
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1. A method comprising:
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determining that a user equipment has been authenticated for an access network; receiving an identifier corresponding to the user equipment; and generating an alias identifier based on the received user equipment identifier for use in combination with a universal user identifier to authenticate a user corresponding to the user equipment for accessing a plurality of services via the access network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following, determine that a user equipment has been authenticated for an access network; receive an identifier corresponding to the user equipment; and generate an alias identifier based on the received user equipment identifier for use in combination with a universal user identifier to authenticate a user corresponding to the user equipment for accessing a plurality of services via the access network. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving an equipment identifier of a user equipment from the user equipment; forwarding the equipment identifier to a network identity service module for authenticating the user equipment to permit access on a communication network, wherein the network identity service module is configured to manage the equipment identifier; receiving a universal user identifier associated with a user of the user equipment, wherein the universal user identifier provides access to a plurality of services; and authenticating the user based on the universal user identifier to access one or more of the plurality of services. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following, receive an equipment identifier of a user equipment from the user equipment; forward the equipment identifier to a network identity service module for authenticating the user equipment to permit access on a communication network, wherein the network identity service module is configured to manage the equipment identifier; receive a universal user identifier associated with a user of the user equipment, wherein the universal user identifier provides access to a plurality of services; and authenticate the user based on the universal user identifier to access one or more of the plurality of services. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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