Method and apparatus to permit automated server determination for foreign system login
US6826692B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/41
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing automatic user access authentication of any user who is a member of a set of authorized users of a computer enterprise from any one of a plurality of geographically dispersed user workstations, onto one of a plurality of predetermined local security servers, through the use of a single logon. A person server resident on a local security server compares the user-provided identification information to entries contained in a local authentication database. If the person server finds a match, the user is granted access to the local security server. If the person server does not find a match, the user-provided authentication information is not valid for granting access to the local security server and the person server then searches a network database to determine whether the entered user name is known to the enterprise. If the person server finds a single user name matching the previously entered user name, it returns the name of the local security server associated with the computer enterprise whose local authentication database may have the information necessary for allowing proper authentication of the user. Upon receiving the name of the newly-id…
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