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Authentication method for networks

  • US 5,841,970 A
  • Filed: 06/27/1996
  • Issued: 11/24/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/08/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An authentication method for use by application servers on at least one network to authenticate users of the applications, comprising:

  • a receiving step in which one of the application servers receives authentication data from one of the users;

    a determining step in which the receiving application server determines a type of the authentication data received from the user and selects one of a plurality of verification servers based on the type of the authentication data received;

    a sending step in which the authentication data received in the receiving step is sent together with the identification data of the user to the selected one of the verification servers;

    a verification step in which the selected one of the verification servers verifies whether the authentication data sent in the sending step is valid authentication data of the user designated by the identification data sent in the sending step;

    a verification result reporting step in which the selected one of the verification servers notifies the receiving application server of the verification result; and

    an authentication step in which the receiving application server authenticates the user on the basis of the verification result returned in the verification result reporting step.

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