Network access authentication system
First Claim
1. A network access authentication system including:
- a directory service containing a remote access password and a standard access password for each user of the network;
an authentication protocol that provides information on whether a user is accessing the network locally or remotely; and
a front-end between the directory service and the authentication protocol, for receiving a user identifier and a user password entered by a user through said authentication protocol, retrieving from the directory service the remote access password and the standard access password corresponding to the user identifier, and granting access to the network when the authentication protocol indicates a remote access and the user password equals the remote access password, or when then authentication protocol indicates a local access and the user password equals the standard access password.
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Abstract
A network access authentication system including a directory service containing a remote access password and a standard access password for each user of the network, using an authentication protocol that provides information on whether a user is accessing the network locally of remotely, and including a front-end between the directory service and the authentication protocol. The front-end executes the steps of:
receiving a user identifier and a user password entered by a user through said authentication protocol;
retrieving from the directory service the remote access password and the standard access password corresponding to the user identifier;
if the authentication protocol indicates a remote access, comparing the user password to the remote access password, else comparing the user password to the standard access password; and
granting access to the network if the comparing step is successful.
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16 Claims
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1. A network access authentication system including:
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a directory service containing a remote access password and a standard access password for each user of the network;
an authentication protocol that provides information on whether a user is accessing the network locally or remotely; and
a front-end between the directory service and the authentication protocol, for receiving a user identifier and a user password entered by a user through said authentication protocol, retrieving from the directory service the remote access password and the standard access password corresponding to the user identifier, and granting access to the network when the authentication protocol indicates a remote access and the user password equals the remote access password, or when then authentication protocol indicates a local access and the user password equals the standard access password. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A network access authentication system including:
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a directory service containing a remote access password, a standard access password, and a remote access password enable flag for each user of the network;
an authentication protocol that provides information on whether a user is accessing the network locally or remotely; and
a front-end between the directory service and the authentication protocol for receiving a user identifier and a user password entered by a user through said authentication protocol, retrieving from the directory service the remote access password, the standard access password, and the remote access password enable flag corresponding to the user identifier, and granting access to the network if the authentication protocol indicates a remote access, the remote access enable flag has an active state, and the user password equals the remote access password, else if the authentication protocol indicates a local access or the remote access enable flag has an inactive state, and the user password equals the standard access password. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A network access authentication method using a directory service containing a remote access password and a standard access password for each user of the network, including the steps of:
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receiving a user identifier and a user password entered by a user through an authentication protocol that provides information on whether the user is accessing the network locally or remotely;
retrieving from the directory service the remote access password and the standard access password corresponding to the user identifier;
if the authentication protocol indicates a remote access, comparing the user password to the remote access password, else comparing the user password to the standard access password; and
granting access to the network if the comparing step is successful.
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12. A network access authentication method using a directory service containing a remote access password, a standard access password, and a remote access password enable flag for each user of the network, including the steps of:
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receiving a user identifier and a user password entered by a user through an authentication protocol that provides information on whether the user is accessing the network locally or remotely;
retrieving from the directory service the remote access password, the standard access password, and the remote access password enable flag corresponding to the user identifier;
if the authentication protocol indicates a remote access and the remote access enable flag has an active state, comparing the user password to the remote access password, else comparing the user password to the standard access password; and
granting access to the network if the comparing step is successful.
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13. A network access authentication system including:
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a directory service containing a remote access password and a standard access password for each user of the network;
means for receiving a user identifier and a user password entered by a user through an authentication protocol that provides information on whether the user is accessing the network locally or remotely;
means for retrieving from the directory service the remote access password and the standard access password corresponding to the user identifier;
means for comparing the user password to the remote access password if the authentication protocol indicates a remote access, else the user password to the standard access password; and
means for granting access to the network if the means for comparing indicate an equality. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A network access authentication system including:
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a directory service containing a remote access password, a standard access password, and a remote access password enable flag for each user of the network;
means for receiving a user identifier and a user password entered by a user through an authentication protocol that provides information on whether the user is accessing the network locally or remotely;
means for retrieving from the directory service the remote access password, the standard access password, and the remote access password enable flag corresponding to the user identifier;
means for comparing the user password to the remote access password if the authentication protocol indicates a remote access and the remote access enable flag has an active state, else the user password to the standard access password; and
means for granting access to the network if the means for comparing indicate an equality. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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