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Multiple authentication support in a shared environment

  • US 8,516,138 B2
  • Filed: 08/31/2010
  • Issued: 08/20/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2010
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for authentication of customers, the method comprising the steps of:

  • receiving a definition of a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) security group for LDAP authentication, wherein the LDAP security group is associated with authentication rights;

    receiving a definition of a native security group for native authentication users, wherein the native security group has at least one authentication right not present in the LDAP security group;

    receiving a customer specification of a list of LDAP servers that are used to successively reject a request for authentication until one of the LDAP servers grants authentication;

    configuring an LDAP authentication web application and a native authentication web application to connect to a service management database, and configuring the LDAP authentication web application to use the list of LDAP servers;

    configuring a first Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for LDAP authentication to access the LDAP authentication web application;

    configuring a second URL for native authentication to access the native authentication web application;

    assessing authentication requirements of a customer;

    responsive to assessing, creating a user identifier;

    responsive to creating the at least one user identifier, associating the at least one user identifier with a security group selected from a group consisting of the LDAP security group and the native security group; and

    responsive to assessing, notifying a customer of a customer URL selected from the group of URLs consisting of the first URL and the second URL, to use for authentication.

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