METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTI-TIERED DISTRIBUTED SECURITY AUTHENTICATION AND FILTERING
First Claim
1. A method of managing user access to one or more computing resources, comprising:
- centrally maintaining user subscription information comprising user authentication information and system authorization information;
providing relevant subscription information from the user subscription information to one or more remote computing systems;
in a remote computing system;
authenticating a user login to the remote computing system based on user authentication information from said relevant subscription information; and
upon user authentication, selectively authorizing user access to computing resources of the remote computing system based on system authorization information from said relevant subscription information.
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Abstract
Multi-tiered distributed security authentication and filtering. One embodiment comprises managing user access to one or more computing resources, by centrally maintaining user subscription information comprising user authentication information and system authorization information, and providing relevant subscription information from the user subscription information to one or more remote computing systems. Managing user access further includes, in a remote computing system, authenticating a user login to the remote computing system based on user authentication information from said relevant subscription information, and upon user authentication, selectively authorizing user access to computing resources of the remote computing system based on system authorization information from said relevant subscription information.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of managing user access to one or more computing resources, comprising:
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centrally maintaining user subscription information comprising user authentication information and system authorization information; providing relevant subscription information from the user subscription information to one or more remote computing systems; in a remote computing system; authenticating a user login to the remote computing system based on user authentication information from said relevant subscription information; and upon user authentication, selectively authorizing user access to computing resources of the remote computing system based on system authorization information from said relevant subscription information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for managing user access to one or more computing resources, comprising:
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a subscription subsystem that centrally maintains user subscription information comprising user authentication information and system authorization information, wherein the subscription subsystem provides relevant subscription information from the user subscription information to one or more remote computing systems; and an authentication subsystem that authenticates a user login to a remote computing system based on user authentication information from said relevant subscription information, and upon user authentication, selectively authorizes user access to computing resources of the remote computing system based on system authorization information from said relevant subscription information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product for managing user access to one or more computing resources, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising; computer readable program code configured to centrally maintain user subscription information comprising user authentication information and system authorization information; computer readable program code configured to provide relevant subscription information from the user subscription information to one or more remote computing systems; computer readable program code configured to, in a remote computing system; authenticate a user login to the remote computing system based on user authentication information from said relevant subscription information; and upon user authentication, selectively authorize user access to computing resources of the remote computing system based on system authorization information from said relevant subscription information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of managing user access to one or more computing resources, comprising:
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centrally maintaining user subscription information comprising user authentication information and system authorization information; and providing relevant subscription information from the user subscription information to one or more remote computing systems, allowing at least one of said one or more remote computing systems to authenticate a user login to that remote computing system based on user authentication information from said relevant subscription information, and upon user authentication, selectively authorize user access to computing resources of the remote computing system based on system authorization information from said relevant subscription information.
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