Patent · US Active

System and method for client initiated authentication in a session initiation protocol environment

US7591013B2 · kind B2 · utility

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23Claims

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Assignee

Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Vivek Bhargava · Chapel Hill, US
Ganesh Jayadevan · Bengaluru, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 31, 2007
Grant date	Sep 15, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 23, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L63/08
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for client initiated authentication comprises a user agent client and a user agent server. The user agent client is operable to communicate a session initiation protocol request. The session initiation protocol request comprises an authenticate header and a require header that comprises a server authentication tag. The user agent server is operable to receive the session initiation protocol request. The user agent server is further operable to communicate a session initiation protocol response in response to the session initiation protocol request. The session initiation protocol response comprises an authorization header having a credential of the user agent server.

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