Multi-protocol authentication and authorization in computer network environments
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsDror Yaffe, Michael Gilfix
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Abstract
A multi-protocol authentication and authorization system including a request interceptor configured to receive from a requestor a first request using a first transport protocol and a second request using a second transport protocol, and an authenticator for validating a digest received from the requestor, where the request interceptor is configured to authenticate the requestor if the digest is valid and if at least one multi-protocol criterion applied to the requests is met.
Claims9
1-2. (canceled)
A multi-protocol authentication and authorization system comprising:
- a request interceptor configured to receive from a requestor a first request using a first transport protocol and a second request using a second transport protocol, wherein said first transport protocol and said second transport protocol are different transport protocols;
- and
- an authenticator for validating a digest received from said requestor,
- wherein said request interceptor is configured to authenticate said requestor if said digest is valid,
- and wherein said request interceptor is configured to authorize said requestor to access a requested application if
- a first criterion is applied to said first request,
- a second criterion is applied to said second request, and
- all of said criteria are met.
4-5. (canceled)
7-10. (canceled)
A method for multi-protocol authentication and authorization, the method comprising:
- receiving from a requestor a first request using a first transport protocol and a second request using a second transport protocol, wherein said first transport protocol and said second transport protocol are different transport protocols;
- validating a digest received from said requestor;
- authenticating said requestor if said digest is valid;
- and
- authorizing said requestor to access a requested application if
- a first criterion is applied to said first request,
- a second criterion is applied to said second request, and
- all of said criteria are met.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.