Dynamic exchange of metadata
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsMarcelo Yannuzzi, Herve Muyal, Benjamin W. Ryder, Marco Trinelli, Bart A. Brinckman
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Abstract
A method includes receiving, at an access node, a connection request from a device and in response to the connection request, establishing a connection with an identity provider. The device, the access node, the local network, and the identity provider are members of an identity federation. The method also includes, after the device is authenticated with the identity provider, sending or receiving, to or from the identity provider and by the access node, data linking the device to an item and an owner of the device.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving, at an access node of a local network, a connection request from a device;
- in response to the connection request, establishing a connection with an identity provider, wherein the device, the access node, the local network, and the identity provider are members of an identity federation;
- and
- after the device is authenticated with the identity provider, sending or receiving, to or from the identity provider and by the access node, data linking the device to an item or an owner of the device.
An apparatus comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- a hardware processor communicatively coupled to the memory, the hardware processor configured to:
- receive a connection request from a device;
- in response to the connection request, establish a connection with an identity provider, wherein the device and the identity provider are members of an identity federation;
- and
- after the device is authenticated with the identity provider, send or receive, to or from the identity provider, data linking the device to an item or an owner of the device.
An access node comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- a hardware processor communicatively coupled to the memory, the hardware processor configured to:
- in response to a connection request from a device, establish, a connection with an identity provider, wherein the device and the identity provider are members of an identity federation;
- and
- after the device is authenticated with the identity provider, link, based on data from the identity provider, the device to an item and an owner of the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.