Communication session termination rankings and protocols
First Claim
1. A method of handling a plurality of session requests at an access manager, the method comprising:
- assigning a rank to each of a plurality of agents, wherein;
each of the plurality of agents forwards requests for protected resources to the access manager for authentication and/or authorization; and
the access manager establishes a plurality of sessions between user devices and the plurality of agents;
establishing, by the access manager, a first session that is associated with;
a first agent in the plurality of agents that is assigned a first rank,a first user device, anda user credential;
receiving a request to establish a second session that is associated with;
a second agent in the plurality of agents that is assigned a second rank,a second user device, andthe user credential;
determining whether the second session should be established based on the first rank and the second rank.
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Abstract
A method of handling a plurality of session requests at an access manager may include assigning a rank to each of a plurality of agents. Each of the plurality of agents may forward requests for protected resources to the access manager for authentication and/or authorization, and the access manager may establish a plurality of sessions. The method may also include establishing a first session that is associated with a first agent in the plurality of agents that is assigned a first rank, a first user device, and/or a user credential. The method may additionally include receiving a request to establish a second session that is associated with a second agent in the plurality of agents that is assigned a second rank, a second user device, and/or the user credential. The method may further include determining whether the second session should be established.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of handling a plurality of session requests at an access manager, the method comprising:
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assigning a rank to each of a plurality of agents, wherein; each of the plurality of agents forwards requests for protected resources to the access manager for authentication and/or authorization; and the access manager establishes a plurality of sessions between user devices and the plurality of agents; establishing, by the access manager, a first session that is associated with; a first agent in the plurality of agents that is assigned a first rank, a first user device, and a user credential; receiving a request to establish a second session that is associated with; a second agent in the plurality of agents that is assigned a second rank, a second user device, and the user credential; determining whether the second session should be established based on the first rank and the second rank. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable memory comprising a sequence of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to handle a plurality of session requests at an access manager by:
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assigning a rank to each of a plurality of agents, wherein; each of the plurality of agents forwards requests for protected resources to the access manager for authentication and/or authorization; and the access manager establishes a plurality of sessions between user devices and the plurality of agents; establishing, by the access manager, a first session that is associated with; a first agent in the plurality of agents that is assigned a first rank, a first user device, and a user credential; receiving a request to establish a second session that is associated with; a second agent in the plurality of agents that is assigned a second rank, a second user device, and the user credential; determining whether the second session should be established based on the first rank and the second rank. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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one or more processors; and a memory communicatively coupled with and readable by the one or more processors and comprising a sequence of instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to handle a plurality of session requests at an access manager by; assigning a rank to each of a plurality of agents, wherein; each of the plurality of agents forwards requests for protected resources to the access manager for authentication and/or authorization; and the access manager establishes a plurality of sessions between user devices and the plurality of agents; establishing, by the access manager, a first session that is associated with; a first agent in the plurality of agents that is assigned a first rank, a first user device, and a user credential; receiving a request to establish a second session that is associated with; a second agent in the plurality of agents that is assigned a second rank, a second user device, and the user credential; determining whether the second session should be established based on the first rank and the second rank. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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