System, method and computer program product for an authentication management infrastructure
First Claim
1. A method for allowing a user to access enterprise resources, the method comprising:
- implementing, by an authentication server, a policy that sets forth a plurality of guidelines for determining whether to authenticate the user and to allow the user to gain access to the enterprise resources, wherein at least one first guideline establishes at least one predetermined first qualification necessary for the user to be authenticated to access the enterprise resources and wherein at least one second guideline establishes at least one predetermined second qualification, different from the at least one first qualification, necessary for the user to activate a silent signal for requesting assistance under emergency conditions;
requiring, by the authentication server, the user to establish authentication using at least one device associated with the policy;
receiving, by the authentication server, one or more qualifications from the at least one device via one or more networks;
creating, by the authentication server, a template for each device associated with the policy, wherein said template includes data unique to the user, and wherein the template is stored in memory coupled to the authentication server;
determining, by the authentication server, that the user has activated the silent signal upon identifying the at least one predetermined second qualification in the one or more qualifications received from the at least one device according to the template of the at least one device stored in the memory coupled to the authentication server; and
requesting, by the authentication server, assistance for the user if the silent signal is activated.
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Abstract
A system and method for allowing a user to access enterprise resources comprising authentication devices and an authentication server. The authentication devices allow a user to enter authentication data. The authentication server is in communication with the authentication devices. The authentication server comprises a policy database storing a policy. The policy comprises guidelines including a first guideline establishes a qualification necessary for the user to access enterprise resources and a second guideline establishes a qualification necessary for the user to activate a silent signal. The authentication server is adapted to request assistance for the user if the silent signal is activated.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for allowing a user to access enterprise resources, the method comprising:
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implementing, by an authentication server, a policy that sets forth a plurality of guidelines for determining whether to authenticate the user and to allow the user to gain access to the enterprise resources, wherein at least one first guideline establishes at least one predetermined first qualification necessary for the user to be authenticated to access the enterprise resources and wherein at least one second guideline establishes at least one predetermined second qualification, different from the at least one first qualification, necessary for the user to activate a silent signal for requesting assistance under emergency conditions; requiring, by the authentication server, the user to establish authentication using at least one device associated with the policy; receiving, by the authentication server, one or more qualifications from the at least one device via one or more networks; creating, by the authentication server, a template for each device associated with the policy, wherein said template includes data unique to the user, and wherein the template is stored in memory coupled to the authentication server; determining, by the authentication server, that the user has activated the silent signal upon identifying the at least one predetermined second qualification in the one or more qualifications received from the at least one device according to the template of the at least one device stored in the memory coupled to the authentication server; and requesting, by the authentication server, assistance for the user if the silent signal is activated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for allowing a user to access enterprise resources, the method comprising:
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implementing, by an authentication server, a policy that sets forth a plurality of guidelines for determining whether to authenticate the user and to allow the user to gain access to the enterprise resources, wherein at least one first guideline establishes at least one predetermined first qualification necessary for the user to be authenticated to access the enterprise resources and wherein at least one second guideline establishes at least one predetermined second qualification, different from the at least one first qualification, necessary for the user to attain to pass the policy, and wherein the policy is formed by selecting one or more devices that the user must be tested on in order to activate a silent signal; generating, by the authentication server, a template for a device, the template containing the least one predetermined first qualification and the at least one second qualification; determining, by the authentication server, that the user has activated the silent signal upon receiving from the device the at least one predetermined second qualification based upon the template of the device stored in a memory coupled to authentication server; and requesting, by the authentication server, assistance for the user if the silent signal is activated under emergency conditions, in response to identifying the at least one predetermined second qualification in the template of the device stored in the memory coupled to the authentication server. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for allowing a user to access enterprise resources comprising:
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one or more authentication devices that allow a user to enter authentication data; and an authentication server in communication with the one or more authentication devices that authenticates the authentication data, the authentication server comprising a policy database storing a policy, the policy implemented by the authentication server; wherein the policy comprises a plurality of guidelines for determining whether to authenticate the user and to allow the user to gain access to the enterprise resources, wherein at least one first guideline establishes at least one predetermined first qualification necessary for the user to be authenticated to access the enterprise resources and wherein at least one second guideline establishes at least one predetermined second qualification, different from the at least one first qualification, necessary for the user to attain to pass the policy and wherein the policy is formed by the authentication server selecting from the one or more authentication devices test devices that the user must be tested on in order to activate a silent signal; wherein the authentication server is adapted to request assistance for the user if the silent signal is activated under emergency conditions; and the authentication server further comprising an authentication unit configured to determine that the user has activated the silent signal in response to receiving the predetermined second qualification and an output from the test devices, according to the policy stored in a memory coupled to the authentication unit of the authentication server. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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