Method and apparatus for network session validation

A method comprising:

• storing, by a memory, a plurality of token-based rules, wherein each token-based rule facilitates access to a resource;
• storing, by the memory, a plurality of tokens;
• receiving, by a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, a first token indicating that access to the resource has been requested;
• determining, by the processor, at least one token-based rule based at least in part upon the first token, wherein:
• the at least one token-based rule conditions access to the resource upon a second token;
• and
• the second token indicates that the resource is associated with a virtual private network of the link layer of the open systems interconnection model;
• determining, by the processor, that the plurality of tokens includes the second token associated with the at least one token-based rule;
• and
• generating, by the processor, a session token based at least in part upon the first token and the second token in response to the determination that the plurality of tokens includes the second token.

One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed to:

• store a plurality of token-based rules, wherein each token-based rule facilitates access to a resource;
• store a plurality of tokens;
• receive a first token indicating that access to the resource has been requested;
• determine at least one token-based rule based at least in part upon the first token, wherein:
• the at least one token-based rule conditions access to the resource upon a second token;
• and
• the second token indicates that the resource is associated with a virtual private network of the link layer of the open systems interconnection model;
• determine that the plurality of tokens includes the second token associated with the at least one token-based rule;
• and
• generate a session token based at least in part upon the first token and the second token in response to the determination that the plurality of tokens includes the second token.