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Proxy on demand

  • US 7,606,246 B2
  • Filed: 04/10/2006
  • Issued: 10/20/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/06/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a database interface for interfacing with a database; and

    a protocol gateway coupled to said database, said protocol gateway configured to;

    receive at a point of presence (PoP) in a first domain of a data communications network a network access request from a user, said network access request specifying a second domain which is not the same as said first domain;

    forward the network access request to a proxy service at the PoP;

    determine the user'"'"'s domain;

    look up information in said database regarding a plurality of authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) services associated with the user'"'"'s domain;

    check the information to determine which of the plurality of AAA services associated with the user'"'"'s domain are available;

    select an available AAA service associated with the user'"'"'s domain; and

    proxy an access request to said selected AAA service.

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