Method and apparatus for providing an authentication context-based session
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorsJari OTRANEN, Lauri TARKKALA, Deepali KHUSHRAJ
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Abstract
An approach is provided for providing separation of authentication protocols and/or authentication contexts for client-server and server-server communication in network communication. A proxy server receives a request to initiate a service session. The request includes a first authentication context. The proxy server request verification of the first authentication context from an authentication server and validates the first authentication context based, at least in part, on the verification. The proxy server implements a second authentication context based, at least in part, on the verification of the first authentication context to initiate the service session.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving a request from a client to initiate a service session, wherein the request includes a first authentication context determined by an authentication server;
- requesting verification of the first authentication context from the authentication server;
- validating the first authentication context based, at least in part, on a verification response;
- implementing a second authentication context based, at least in part, on the verification response of the first authentication context to initiate the service session;
- receiving another request from the client to retrieve data over the service session;
- authenticating the another request from the client using the second authentication context;
- and
- initiating retrieval of the data over the service session from another server using the first authentication context.
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory including computer program code,
- the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,
- receive a request from a client to initiate a service session, wherein the request includes a first authentication context implemented by an authentication server directly with the client prior to receiving the request;
- request verification of the first authentication context from the authentication server;
- validate the first authentication context based, at least in part, on the verification;
- implement a second authentication context based, at least in part, on the verification of the first authentication context to initiate the service session;
- receive another request to retrieve data over the service session;
- authenticate the another request using the second authentication context;
- and
- initiate retrieval of the data over the service session using the first authentication context,
- wherein one or more of the steps is carried out via a proxy server, and
- wherein the second authentication context is based on one or more criteria that is/are different from the first authentication context.
A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform the following steps:
- receiving a request from a client to initiate a service session, wherein the request includes a first authentication context implemented by an authentication server directly with the client prior to receiving the request;
- requesting verification of the first authentication context from the authentication server;
- validating the first authentication context based, at least in part, on the verification;
- implementing a second authentication context based, at least in part, on the verification of the first authentication context to initiate the service session;
- receiving another request to retrieve data over the service session;
- authenticating the another request using the second authentication context;
- and
- initiating retrieval of the data over the service session using the first authentication context,
- wherein one or more of the steps is carried out via a proxy server, and
- wherein the second authentication context is based on one or more criteria that is/are different from the first authentication context.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.