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Centralized user authentication system apparatus and method
US8978098B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8978098-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313864866-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 17, 2013 |
| Priority date | Jun 8, 2006 |
| Publication date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
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An identification module receives a password request for a specified user and communicates an encrypted password field in response thereto, wherein the encrypted password field references a directory object corresponding to the specified user. The present invention also teaches an authentication module that communicates the password request to the identification module and receives the encrypted password field therefrom. Upon receiving the encrypted password field, the authentication module authenticates the specified user against the referenced directory object. In some embodiments, the encrypted password field is stored in an identification data store of an identification server and the directory object is stored in an authentication data store of an authentication server.
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What is claimed is: 1. A system to authenticate a user, the system comprising: a computer system comprising computer hardware, the computer system programmed to implement: a directory-based authentication server that authenticates users based on directory objects; a non-directory based legacy identification subsystem that is not configured for directory-based authentication; an enhanced authentication module in communication with the directory-based server and the non-directo…
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- What does patent US8978098B2 cover?
- An identification module receives a password request for a specified user and communicates an encrypted password field in response thereto, wherein the encrypted password field references a directory object corresponding to the specified user. The present invention also teaches an authentication module that communicates the password request to the identification module and receives the encrypte…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Quest Software Inc, Dell Software Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04L63/083. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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