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Method and arrangement for integration of different authentication infrastructures

US8572708B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 28, 2006
Grant dateOct 29, 2013
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Expiry dateJul 8, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W80/12
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method that provides efficient integration of infrastructure for federated single sign on (e.g. Liberty ID-FP framework) and generic bootstrapping architecture (e.g. 3GPP GAA/GBA architecture) uses an integrated proxy server (IAP). The IAP is inserted in the path between a user and a service provider (SP). The IAP differentiates type of access and determines corresponding operative state to act as a liberty enabled server or as a GAA/GBA network application function. A Bootstrapping, Identity, Authentication and Session Management arrangement (BIAS) leverages on 3GPP GAA/GBA infrastructure to provide an integrated system for handling Liberty Federated SSO and 3GPP GAA/GBA bootstrapping procedures at the same time. This method and arrangement provides improved use of infrastructure elements and performance for authenticated service access.

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