Secure Distribution of Non-Privileged Authentication Credentials
First Claim
1. An authentication credentials push service, comprising:
- a classification server to classify a given authentication credential either as a privileged authentication credential or as a non-privileged authentication credential, based on a predetermined rule; and
a push server to push said non-privileged authentication credential to a registered client entity.
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Abstract
An authentication credentials push service (ACPS) that securely pushes non-privileged authentication credentials to registered client entities. The ACPS comprises a classification server and a push server to provide access to non-privileged authentication credentials absent a pull transaction. The classification server in the ACPS classifies authentication credentials as either privileged (i.e. private, forgeable) or non-privileged (i.e. non-forgeable, non-sensitive). Credentials identified as being of a privileged nature are treated with restricted access. Alternatively, credentials classified as being of a non-privileged nature are made available for the push service. Authentication servers register with the ACPS to become consumers of the push service. A push server within the ACPS pushes non-privileged authentication credentials to registered authentication servers at predetermined intervals. Individual authentication credentials push services (ACPS) have access to different authentication credentials. An authentication server can use a dynamic name service (DNS) lookup to find a specific authentication credentials push service (ACPS).
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16 Claims
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1. An authentication credentials push service, comprising:
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a classification server to classify a given authentication credential either as a privileged authentication credential or as a non-privileged authentication credential, based on a predetermined rule; and a push server to push said non-privileged authentication credential to a registered client entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of authenticating pushed credentials, comprising:
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classifying a given authentication credential received at a classification server either as a privileged authentication credential or as a non-privileged authentication credential, based on a predetermined rule; and pushing said non-privileged authentication credential to a registered client entity. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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