User authentication in a communications system
US7970380B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 7, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/04
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method in a communication network wherein users are authenticated based on network originated user identities is disclosed. The authentication method comprising the steps of receiving a network originated identity from a user and associating the network originated identity with at least one non-network originated identity stored in a data storage. When a non-network originated identity is received from the user, the non-network originated identity from the user is compared with the at least one non-network originated identity from the data storage. The user is authenticated if the comparison is valid.
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