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Certificate-based authentication system for heterogeneous environments

  • US 6,754,829 B1
  • Filed: 12/14/1999
  • Issued: 06/22/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/14/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An operating system independent method for an operator of a console to manage a device with a single authentication of the operator to a core, comprising:

  • obtaining a short-lived operating system independent session certificate from a core to authenticate operator identity and operator group membership;

    providing the operating system independent session certificate along with a management request to a device; and

    determining whether the authenticated operator has necessary access privilege to perform the management request based at least in part on comparing said operator group membership to an access control list of the device.

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