Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer-to-computer session/connection establishing – Network resources access controlling
Reexamination Certificate
2008-04-08
2008-04-08
Lin, Kenny (Department: 2152)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer-to-computer session/connection establishing
Network resources access controlling
C709S223000, C709S225000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07356601
ABSTRACT:
A method of authorizing network device operations that are requested by applications is disclosed. A request for authorization from a network management application is received. The request identifies a user who is using the network management application to interact with a network device, the network management application that is seeking to execute one or more application tasks on a network device, the device, and the application tasks. A determination whether the specified user is authorized to execute the application tasks on the device is made. A success message is sent to the application only when the specified user is authorized to execute the application tasks on the device. Other embodiments support authorizing one application task against a plurality of devices or device groups. TACACS+ may be used for communication. A TACACS+ server that can support application authorization, and associated extensions to the TACACS+ protocol, are described.
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Clymer Andrew M.
Narayan Kaushik
Cisco Technology Inc.
Hickman Palermo & Truong & Becker LLP
Lin Kenny
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