Data communications

Details Data communications Data communications

2007-06-19

2007-06-19

Dharia, Rupal (Department: 2141)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer-to-computer session/connection establishing

Network resources access controlling

C709S217000, C709S219000, C709S225000

Reexamination Certificate

active

09446583

ABSTRACT:
An authentication server (AS) is provided which stores authentication details of authorised users, and a list of currently-authenticated users. A number of application servers (APS) are connected to the authentication server (AS), to allow the application servers (APS) to check the current authentication status of a user (T1, T2, T3) which requests service by the application servers (APS). There is also provided a method of authenticating a user for access via a terminal (T1, T2, T3) connected by an Internet Protocol connection to a Web server (APS), said method comprising: storing authentication details of authorised users; performing authentication of a user with reference to said stored authentication details; transmitting an identifier for the user's terminal (T1, T2, T3) to said terminal (T1, T2, T3) for storage thereon, the identifier being transmitted in such a manner that the identifier is transmitted by said user terminal (T1, T2, T3) with document requests directed at said Web server (APS); storing status data indicating said identifier to be an identifier of a terminal (T1, T2, T3) of a currently authenticated user; and allowing said Web server (APS) to access said status data in order to check the authentication status of a user on receipt of a document request containing said identifier.

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