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US 2003/0217148 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for LAN authentication on switch
OwnerGlen H. Mullen, Matthew T. Novi +1inventors
InventorsGlen H. Mullen, Matthew T. Novi, Yan A. Noblot
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Abstract
A network system includes a corporate network resource, a default network isolated from the corporate network resource, a client computer initially connected to the default network, and a switch comprising software to dynamically connect the client computer to the corporate network resource if an authentication response obtained from the client computer is valid.
Claims41
A network system comprising:
- a corporate network resource;
- a default network isolated from the corporate network resource;
- a client computer initially connected to the default network;
- and
- a switch comprising software to dynamically connect the client computer to the corporate network resource if an authentication response obtained from the client computer is valid.
2 more elements
A network system comprising:
- a corporate network resource;
- a default network isolated from the corporate network resource;
- a client computer initially connected to the default network;
- a switch comprising software to connect the client computer to the corporate network resource if an authentication response obtained from the client computer is valid;
- and
- a security device, read by a security device reader, operatively connected to the client computer.
3 more elements
A method for connecting a client computer to a corporate network resource, comprising:
- obtaining a connection to a default network;
- triggering a request for an authentication response from the default network;
- generating the authentication response using a security device reader;
- sending the authentication response in response to the request;
- sending a reconfiguration signal to a switch if the response is correct;
- and
- re-configuring the switch using the re-configuration signal to connect the client computer to the corporate network resource.
4 more elements
A method for connecting a client computer to a corporate network resource, comprising:
- obtaining a connection to a default network;
- triggering a request for an authentication response from the default network;
- generating the authentication response using a security device reader;
- sending the authentication response in response to the request;
- verifying user identity using the authentication response and an authentication server;
- sending a reconfiguration signal to a switch if the authentication response is valid;
- and
- re-configuring the switch using the re-configuration signal to connect the client computer to the corporate network resource.
5 more elements
A method for maintaining a connection to a corporate network resource, comprising:
- sending a challenge to a client computer connected to the corporate network resource;
- returning a response to the challenge;
- verifying whether the response to the challenge is correct;
- re-configuring a switch to terminate the connection to the corporate network resource, if the response to the challenge is not correct;
- and
- maintaining the connection to the connection to the corporate network resource, if the response to the challenge is correct;
- wherein a security device reader is used to generate an authentication response to initially connect the client computer to the corporate network resource.
4 more elements
A computer system for connecting a client computer to a corporate network resource, comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory;
- a storage device;
- and
- software instructions stored in the memory for enabling the computer system to perform:
- obtaining a connection to a default network;
- triggering a request for an authentication response from the default network;
- generating the authentication response using a security device reader;
- sending the authentication response in response to the request;
- sending a reconfiguration signal to a switch if the response is correct;
- and
- re-configuring the switch using the re-configuration signal to connect the client computer to the corporate network resource.
9 more elements
A computer system for maintaining a connection to a corporate network resource, comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory;
- a storage device;
- and
- software instructions stored in the memory for enabling the computer system to perform:
- sending a challenge to a client computer connected to the corporate network resource;
- returning a response to the challenge;
- verifying whether the response to the challenge is correct;
- re-configuring a switch to terminate the connection to the corporate network resource, if the response to the challenge is not correct;
- and
- maintaining the connection to the connection to the corporate network resource, if the response to the challenge is correct;
- wherein a security device reader is used to generate an authentication response to initially connect the client computer to the corporate network resource.
9 more elements
An apparatus for connecting a client computer to a corporate network resource, comprising:
- means for obtaining a connection to a default network;
- means for triggering a request for an authentication response from the default network;
- means for generating the authentication response using a security device reader;
- means for sending the authentication response in response to the request;
- means for sending a reconfiguration signal to a switch if the response is correct;
- and
- means for re-configuring the switch using the re-configuration signal to connect the client computer to the corporate network resource.
4 more elements
An apparatus for maintaining a connection to a corporate network resource, comprising:
- means for sending a challenge to a client computer connected to the corporate network resource;
- means for returning a response to the challenge;
- means for verifying whether the response to the challenge is correct;
- means for re-configuring a switch to terminate the connection to the corporate network resource, if the response to the challenge is not correct;
- and
- means for maintaining the connection to the connection to the corporate network resource, if the response to the challenge is correct;
- wherein a security device reader is used to generate an authentication response to initially connect the client computer to the corporate network resource.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.