Authentication system and method

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by at least one processor, an authentication request comprising authentication information from a user device requesting access for a user to a computing device connected to a communications network;
• transmitting, by the at least one processor, the authentication request to an appropriate authentication server responsive to a type of authentication request;
• receiving, by the at least one processor, an authentication response from the appropriate authentication server;
• identifying, by the at least one processor, a permission level for the user requesting access to the computing device, wherein identifying the permission level includes determining a location of the computing device and determining the permission level based at least on the location of the computing device;
• attaching the permission level to the authentication response;
• and
• transmitting, by the at least one processor, the authentication response, including the attached permission level, to the user device.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving an authentication request comprising authentication information from a user device requesting access for a user to a computing device connected to a communications network;
• transmitting the authentication request to an appropriate authentication server responsive to a type of authentication request;
• receiving an authentication response from the appropriate authentication server;
• identifying a permission level for the user requesting access to the computing device, wherein identifying the permission level includes determining a location of the computing device and a location of the user device and determining the permission level based at least on the location of the computing device and the location of the user device;
• attaching the permission level to the authentication response;
• and
• transmitting the authentication response, including the attached permission level, to the user device.