Apparatus and method for integrating authentication protocols in the establishment of connections between computing devices
US7469291B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 23, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/41
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for integrating authentication protocols in the establishment of connections between a controlled-access first computing device and at least one second computing device. In one embodiment of the invention, network access user authentication data needed to access the at least one second computing device is transmitted to an authentication server automatically if the user has access to use the first computing device, thereby not requiring the user to manually enter the authentication data needed for such access at the first computing device. The network access user authentication data may be, for example, retrieved from a memory store of the first computing device and/or generated in accordance with an authentication data generating algorithm.
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