Method and architecture to provide a secured remote access to private resources
US6317838A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/306
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and architecture allowing a remote user, especially an Internet remote user, to securely access private resources protected by a firewall. The architecture comprises a computer facility and many remote user terminals connected via the Internet. The computer facility comprises a security server that controls a security database. The firewall comprises a centralized security means, which is under the control of a security server and is arranged to authenticate remote users and to provide a security profile describing all resources a user may access with a single sign-on data during a single session. A user's terminal further includes a device to generate one-time passwords and the computer includes a device to decode the passwords. The accessed resources may be servers or logical units acceded though protocols having a notion of authentication.
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