Network access system which is adapted for the use of a simplified signature method, and server used to implement same
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Abstract
The invention relates to a system for accessing a packet-switching network (4), which is adapted for the use of a simplified signature method. The inventive system comprises a supplementary server (60) which is independent of a proxy server (50) of an access provider (12) and a simplified signature module (60) which is provided in the supplementary server (60). The proxy server (50) is equipped with an interface (64) which enables the connection of said proxy server to the supplementary server (60) and the transmission of at least the authentication requests sent by contacted service providers to the supplementary server (60) in order for said requests to be processed by the simplified signature module (60).
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14. System for access to a packet switching network suitable for implementing a simplified signature method, this system comprising:
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a proxy server through which all the data flows pass which are exchanged between a user and the network, a plurality of service providers which are connected to the network, each service provider being capable of transmitting an authentication request to the user who contacts it in order to identify and/or authenticate this user before providing him with personalised and/or secure services, the response to be provided by the same user to this authentication request being able to be different in accordance with the service provider contacted, at least one authentication server which is capable of storing at least one item of authentication data for each user and transmitting, in response to an authentication request, an authentication response which contains an item of authentication data in accordance with both the service provider who transmitted the authentication request and the identity of the user who contacted this service provider, and a simplified signature module which is capable of automatically processing on behalf of the user the authentication requests transmitted by the service providers contacted, this module being capable for each user;
of directing the authentication requests to the appropriate authentication server, and of transmitting to the service provider the corresponding authentication response transmitted by the appropriate authentication server, wherein it comprises a supplementary server which is independent from the proxy server, the simplified signature module being implemented in this supplementary server, and wherein the proxy server is provided with an interface which allows it to be connected to the supplementary server and allows at least the authentication requests transmitted by the service providers contacted to be transmitted to the supplementary server in order to process these requests using the simplified signature module. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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