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US 9,288,670 B2Granted
Dynamic distribution of authentication sessions
AssigneeT-Mobile USA, Inc.
InventorRobert Engelhart
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to authenticating and providing transport security over unsecured IP networks to network subscribers. The system includes an authentication service that authenticates network subscribers. The authentication service can dynamically define expiry times for network authentication.
Claims17
A computer-implemented method for management of authentication sessions, the computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving an authentication request for an authentication session, wherein an authentication service receives the authentication request from a telecommunication device associated with a subscriber;
- analyzing a distribution of subscriber expiry times over a time frame wherein the time frame can be characterized into a plurality of time periods;
- determining an expiry time for the authentication session based, at least in part, on the distribution of subscriber expiry times over the time frame, wherein the expiry time is one of the plurality of time periods;
- generating an authentication token with the determined expiry time;
- and
- sending the authentication token to a telecommunication device responsive to the authentication request.
3 more elements
A telecommunication system, the system comprising:
- an authentication server configured to:
- communicate with a telecommunication device;
- receive an authentication request for an authentication session;
- analyze a distribution of subscriber expiry times over a time frame;
- determine an expiry time for the authentication session based, at least in part, on the distribution of subscriber expiry times over the time frame;
- generate an authentication token comprising the expiry time;
- and
- send the authentication token to a telecommunication device responsive to the authentication request.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.