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Information Security > Access Control Or Authentication > Network NetworkNetwork patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.11/22/07 - 20070271596 - Security, storage and communication system A secure system includes a user authentication device including memory, a microCPU, an authentication factor input and a communication port. The authentication device interacts with a securely monitored device including an identification transmitter that broadcasts information. A user is granted access to receive the broadcast information from the securely monitored ... 11/15/07 - 20070266423 - Various methods and apparatuses to provide remote access to a wind turbine generator system Various methods and apparatus are described in which a power management controller having process control software controls output power characteristics for a group of wind turbine generators. The power management controller also has a network interface configured to allow a user of a supervisory and control network to remotely access ... 11/01/07 - 20070256118 - Server device, device-correlated registration method, program, and recording medium In a network system controlling a device at home via a network, a direct access management server easily registering a control device and the controlled device is provided. The direct access management server receives a control device and service management ID acquisition request transmitted by a service server in response ... 10/18/07 - 20070245405 - Method for preventing ip address from unexpected dispersion when using point-to-point protocol A method for preventing IP address from unexpected dispersion when using point-to-point protocol is disclosed. The method comprises the steps: starting and initializing a PPP session; performing a PPP LCP negotiation, in which times of the successful PPP LCP negotiation is limited; performing a PPP authentication, in which an authentication ... 10/18/07 - 20070245404 - Information processing apparatus, management method therefor, computer-readable recording medium recording management program, information processing system The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus having a network device and connected through the network device to a network. The information processing apparatus comprises a stop processing unit for stopping a function of the network device on the basis of a disconnection instruction signal giving an instruction ... 10/04/07 - 20070234405 - System using electronic devices connected to network Personal computers and other electronic devices that are connected by a network are installed in each individual office. An employee is enabled to use each individual electronic device by performing an authentication process using authentication information in an information recording medium (IC card) that is issued as an employee ID ... 10/04/07 - 20070234404 - Network based authentication Application layer authentication of a data-network based application makes use of a SIM function accessible to the application and telephone network authentication service accessible to a server to the application. For example, the application uses SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) for communication with the server and the authentication service is provided ... 09/27/07 - 20070226780 - Arrangements and methods relating to security in networks supporting communication of packet data The present invention relates to a system nodes and a method for enhancing security of end user station access to Internet and intranet(s), e.g. of corporate access, over access network access points, with gateway packet data nodes and packet data support nodes. It further includes security indication providing means for ... 09/13/07 - 20070214496 - Method for secure packet identification Methods and apparatus to limit access to a secure personal network are provided. The method includes receiving an Internet protocol (IP) packet of a device including a confirmation value associated with the SPN. The method compares the confirmation value to a predetermined confirmation value and allows access to the SPN ... 09/06/07 - 20070209062 - Portable device and a method for accessing a computer resource of a temporary registered user In a portable device connectable to a network system, an access right information acquisition unit acquires access right information of a computer resource assigned to a user temporarily registered to the network system from a computer which manages the computer resource in the network system. An access right information preservation ... 09/06/07 - 20070209061 - Apparatuses and method for controlling access to an ip multimedia system from an application server A security node controls access to an internet protocol multi-media system (IMS) from an application server outside the system. The multi-media system includes a session protocol server (S-CSCF) and a subscriber database (HSS). The security node comprises a database access control node operable to control access to the subscriber database ... 09/06/07 - 20070209060 - Application verification A device that is configured for wireless communication and for execution of at least one client application is disclosed. The device comprises an integrated security function configured to process a request for verification of a client application from an external device. A server configured to request for a verification of ... 08/30/07 - 20070204329 - System, method and apparatus for electronically protecting data associated with rfid tags The present invention provides a system, method and apparatus for protecting sensitive data associated with RFID tags by extracting the sensitive data from RFID data associated with the RFID tag, generating a pointer indicating for the sensitive data, storing the extracted data and the pointer in a secure storage and ... 08/23/07 - 20070199049 - Broadband network security and authorization method, system and architecture A systems and process architecture which mandates, automates and manages network security and authorization for Internet broadband provider broadband modems and their customer's connectable host device(s), and provides and facilitates real-time automation of service order fulfillment and account processing. An Internet broadband IPsec, PKC, and QoS systems and process architecture ... 08/16/07 - 20070192834 - Security management method and apparatus in multimedia middleware, and storage medium therefor A security management method in multimedia middleware of a terminal that can download a multimedia service provided from an external entity. The security management method includes if there is an access request for a particular multimedia service, determining whether there is a corresponding multimedia service; if the access-requested multimedia service ... 08/16/07 - 20070192833 - System and method for configuring an electronic device to access to a wireless local area network A system and method for configuring an electronic device to access a wireless local area network. The system includes a wireless access point device and an electronic device. The wireless access point device includes a control circuit and a first media port. The control circuit is used for controlling the ... 08/16/07 - 20070192832 - Apparatus and method for protection of management frames In one embodiment, methods and apparatus to protect management frames are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. ... 08/02/07 - 20070180496 - Method and system to dynamically present a payment gateway for content distributed via a network A method and system to dynamically present a payment gateway to a content requestor commences when a content distributor receives a request for access to a content item provided by a content provider. The content distributor determines whether a first payment gateway of a first plurality of payment gateways is ... 08/02/07 - 20070180495 - Method and apparatus to establish routes based on the trust scores of routers within an ip routing domain A router includes a management module and a routing module. The routing module can be used to route data around a network. The management module can be used to manage the operation of the routing module, including generating an integrity report for the router, which can be used to generate ... 07/19/07 - 20070169177 - Changing states of communication links in computer networks in an authenticated manner A protocol for closing all active communication links between one device (110.1) and one or more other devices in a group provides that the first device sets up the group by generating an input to a predefined function (e.g. one-way function) according to some random distribution, computing the output of ... 07/19/07 - 20070169176 - Methods and systems for providing a secure electronic mailbox A secure electronic mailbox is provided to a customer having an electronic account. The electronic account links the secure electronic mailbox to a physical address of the customer. The customer can send and receive secure and non-secure messages via the secure electronic mailbox. The customer can also access electronic services ... 07/19/07 - 20070169175 - Killing login-based sessions with a single action A method, system, and program are provided for killing login-based sessions with a single action. In addition to issuing a session token to a client system upon login by a user to a network service, a personal token is issued to the client system. The personal token is executable at ... 07/19/07 - 20070169174 - User authentication for computer systems A password is held as part of authentication credentials on a secure media such as a smart card of a secure file. A user presents a PIN number which is different from the card which causes GINA or scripting module to unlock the secure module and extract the password. The ... 07/05/07 - 20070157290 - Systems and methods of communicating access log information within a system of networked and non-networked processor-based systems In one embodiment, access attempts within a system are logged. The system comprises at least one security server for managing access rights and at least one networked processor-based system that processes access attempts to provide or deny access and multiple non-networked processor-based systems that process access attempts to provide or ... 06/28/07 - 20070150939 - Methods, communication networks, and computer program products for selecting an endpoint and/or a midpoint path resource for traffic associated with a network element based on whether the network element can be trusted A communication network is operated by determining whether a network element can be trusted, and selecting an endpoint and/or a midpoint path resource for traffic associated with the network element based on whether the network element can be trusted. ... 06/14/07 - 20070136789 - System and method for integrated compliance and contact management A method and system for integrating compliance and contact management between an origin and destination. An integrated control system can receive or initiate a request for a first communication contact type (e.g. phone call) between an origin and destination, the request including a first destination identifier (e.g. phone number). Depending ... 06/14/07 - 20070136788 - Modelling network to assess security properties A method of assessing a network uses a model (450) having nodes (100, 110) to represent parts of the network infrastructure and the application services, and having links to represent how the nodes influence each other. Dependencies or effects of the application services are found by determining paths through the ... 06/14/07 - 20070136787 - System and method for restricting and authorizing the use of software printing resources A method and system are provided for authorizing access to software printing resources stored within a memory of a network printing system. The method and system receive user identification information and a request for access to at least one software printing resource of the software printing resources. A determination is ... 06/14/07 - 20070136786 - Enabling identity information exchange between circles of trust A system for identifying a principal consisting of a service provider in a first circle of trust, where the first circle of trust is implemented using a first architecture; a first identity provider operatively connected to the service provider in the first circle of trust; and a second identity provider ... 05/31/07 - 20070124802 - System and method for distributed network authentication and access control A user gains access to a private network by connecting to a network, either through a hardwired or wireless connection, and then initiates an Internet access request targeting any website. If the user is not already authorized for Internet access, then the user is sent to a first predetermined website ... 05/31/07 - 20070124801 - Method and system for tracking machines on a network using fuzzy guid technology A method for querying a knowledgebase of malicious hosts numbered from 1 through N. The method includes providing a network of computers, which has a plurality of unknown malicious host machines. In a specific embodiment, the malicious host machines are disposed throughout the network of computers, which includes a world ... 05/24/07 - 20070118879 - Security protocol model for ubiquitous networks Gaining secure access to a ubiquitous network by detecting a user joining one particular network domain of the ubiquitous network, authenticating the joined user by employing symmetric key authentication together with a single sign-on mechanism, and allowing the authenticated user to access one or more other network domains of the ... 05/24/07 - 20070118878 - Enterprise service-to-service trust framework Embodiments of the invention provide a trust framework for governing service-to-service interactions. This trust framework can provide enhanced security and/or manageability over prior systems. Merely by way of example, in some cases, an information store can be used to store information security information (such as trust information, credentials, etc.) for ... 05/24/07 - 20070118877 - Method and system for secured online collaboration A method and system for providing secured collaboration for participants from different security domains in a workflow management system are provided. In one embodiment of the invention, the system comprises a portal server receiving a request from the participants to access a resource server, the resource server communicatively coupled to ... 05/10/07 - 20070107045 - Security system for transactions Systems and methods for confirming the authorization of a person seeking tomake a transaction over a computer network system using algorithms to determine whether a digital recording medium has a fingerprint associated with a medium permitted to allow a transaction to validly occur. ... 05/03/07 - 20070101404 - Network relay method, network relay device, communication controller, and computer product In a network relay device, unauthorized access from an internal computer to an external network is detected, an unauthorized destination service port used for the unauthorized access is specified, and a substitute port is allocated. A service relay unit and the internal computer are instructed to use the substitute port ... 05/03/07 - 20070101403 - Provisioning a wireless link for a wireless scanner A system and method of provisioning a wireless link for a wireless scanner is provided. Embodiments of the present invention operate in accordance with a primary wireless device adapted to generate security data at the beginning of a session, an output device electrically connected to the primary wireless device, and ... 05/03/07 - 20070101402 - Voice-capable system and method for user-directed network interaction monitoring for authentication and confidentiality designation A system and method for use with a voice-capable system, includes but is not limited to a method including receiving a request from a user computationally networked to the voice-capable system, the request to designate a network interaction as a monitored network interaction using the security interface, and receiving one ... 05/03/07 - 20070101401 - Method and apparatus for super secure network authentication A method, apparatus, and computer usable program code to receive a request from a user to access a network to form a received request, wherein the received request contains encrypted access information encrypted by a hardware security module on a client data processing system using a first key. The decryption ... 04/26/07 - 20070094712 - System and method for a policy enforcement point interface Systems and methods for providing an interface to communicate policy information from a policy server to a policy enforcement point are presented. An external policy server is used to implement and provide various policies to a policy enforcement point for enforcement on subscriber sessions and traffic flows of a mobile ... 04/26/07 - 20070094711 - Method and system for dynamic adjustment of computer security based on network activity of users A method, system, apparatus, or computer program product is presented for securing computational resources in a data processing system. A first user uses a first computational device, and a user security level is associated with the first user. Likewise, a second user uses a second computational device, and a user ... 04/12/07 - 20070083914 - Propagation of malicious code through an information technology network A method of restricting transmission of data packets from a host entity in a network, comprising: transmitting outgoing packets to destination hosts whose identities are contained in a record stored in a working set of host identity records; over the course of repeated predetermined time intervals, restricting, to a predetermined ... 04/12/07 - 20070083913 - Propagation of malicious code through an information technology network A method of restricting transmission of data packets from a host entity in a network, comprising: transmitting outgoing packets to destination hosts whose identities are contained in a record stored in a working set of host identity records; over the course of repeated predetermined time intervals, restricting, to a predetermined ... 04/12/07 - 20070083912 - Analyzing cross-machine privilege elevation pathways in a networked computing environment A privilege elevation flaw detection analysis is performed on a host system on a network. In addition, accounts on the host system are identified that have access to, or corresponding accounts on, other systems on the network. Privilege elevation analyses are performed on one or more of the network systems ... 03/29/07 - 20070074273 - Method and device for increasing security during data transfer It is significant of the method according to the invention that I-GIV fills out the partial character quantity associated with each session in randomly generated open entry windows (R1, R2, R3, etc.) in the entry forms (IEF, SEF), and that closed entry windows (S1, S2, S3, etc.) are provided between ... 03/29/07 - 20070074272 - Network security apparatus, network security control method and network security system The present invention provides a network security apparatus for monitoring telecommunication information flowing through a network and carrying out detection of, and/or protection from, an illegitimate intrusion to the network, comprising: an anomaly judgment unit for judging a presence or absence of an abnormality of the telecommunication information based on ... 03/22/07 - 20070067828 - Extended one-time password method and apparatus An OTP token for facilitating the authorizing of a client workstation to conduct a session with a server over the Internet is disclosed. Information at least partially identifying the server is provided to the OTP token and/or the client workstation, and a determination is made, using this identifying information, if ... 03/15/07 - 20070061870 - Method and system to provide secure data connection between creation points and use points A method and system for creating a secure network access method is provided. The system creates a secure network environment beyond the traditional network endpoints to include the contents transferred through the secure network, stored in the endpoint machine, and utilized by the applications residing on the endpoint machine. ... 03/08/07 - 20070056020 - Automated deployment of protection agents to devices connected to a distributed computer network Network traffic is monitored to detect attempted inter-network communications, including attempts by devices internal to the network to communicate with resources external to the network and attempts by devices external to the network to establish VPN sessions with resources internal to the network. Upon detecting an attempted inter-network communication, the ... 03/01/07 - 20070050838 - Multi-protocol game engine A network-based game system includes a computer network and a computer storage device and a first server connected to the computer network. The computer storage device can store a plurality of protocols for message encryption and message decryption, The first server stores a game-system-interface program that is configured to receive ... 02/22/07 - 20070044142 - Apparatus and method for managing session state An apparatus and method for managing a session state are provided. The apparatus for managing a session state during transmission control protocol (TCP) handshaking includes: a session index unit producing and managing an index including 5-tuple information of a session corresponding to an input packet; a detailed information manager generating ... 02/22/07 - 20070044141 - Authentic device admission scheme for a secure communication network, especially a secure ip telephony network An admission scheme for a communication network comprising the step of:—a) acquiring and storing the MAC address of a device on admitting the device to the communication network, b) checking the source MAC address of a data packet before said data packet is admitted into the communication network, and c) ... 02/01/07 - 20070028298 - System and method for configuring an electronic device Described is a network switch which includes a communication arrangement, a memory arrangement and a processor. The communication arrangement allows the switch to communicate with a plurality of wireless access ports. The memory arrangement stores an identifier for the switch and access data corresponding to a first number of the ... 01/25/07 - 20070022470 - Universal security management system, device and method for network management The present invention relates to network management technologies for communication systems, and discloses a security management system, device and method for network management of communication devices, implementing a centralized, universal security management for network management in a communication network which includes network devices provided by various manufacturers. In the present ... 01/25/07 - 20070022469 - Network user authentication system and method In a network user authentication system, a network user is identified for authentication purposes using the unique identifier for a dedicated physical communication line associated with the building in which the network user is located or a digital certificate which is associated with a secure component or communication line physically ... 01/25/07 - 20070022468 - Packet transmission equipment and packet transmission system Traffic flowing through packet transmission equipment comes in countless variations ranging from traffic from harmless general users, to PC virus-infected users, and users with harmful intent. Transferring all of this traffic together through a module for monitoring causes a great loss in throughput and is an extremely inefficient way to ... 01/18/07 - 20070016939 - Extensible access control architecture Software for managing access control functions in a network. The software includes a host that receives access control commands or information and calls one or more methods. The methods perform access control functions and communicate access control results or messages to be transmitted. The host may be installed in a ... 01/18/07 - 20070016938 - Apparatus and method for identifying safe data in a data stream An apparatus and method for enabling rapid transfer of safe data in a data communication network. The apparatus includes a plurality of matrices and a database of unsafe data. A predetermined portion of the unsafe data's signature is populated to a corresponding position in each matrix, and the signature of ... 01/11/07 - 20070011722 - Automated asymmetric threat detection using backward tracking and behavioral analysis A method and system of predictive threat detection is provided which utilizes data collected via a ubiquitous sensor network spread over a plurality of sites in an urban environment. The method includes the steps of: triggering an inquiry regarding a suspect entity at a current site in response to commission ... 12/28/06 - 20060294580 - Administration of access to computer resources on a network Administration of access to computer resources on a network including receiving in a network access control module on a network, from a device communicatively coupled to the network, a request for access to resources on the network, the request including computer data representing an identity of the device, an identity ... 12/28/06 - 20060294579 - Process control methods and apparatus for intrusion detection, protection and network hardening The invention provides an improved network and methods of operation thereof for use in or with process control systems, computer-based manufacturing or production control systems, environmental control systems, industrial control system, and the like (collectively, “control systems”). Those networks utilize a unique combination of firewalls, intrusion detection systems, intrusion protection ... 12/14/06 - 20060282880 - Protection against denial-of-service attacks The invention proposes a method for handling authentication requests in a network, wherein the authentication requests may have different types, the method comprising the steps of determining (S1, S3, S4) types of the authentication requests, and applying (S5-S7) a policy for handling the received authentication requests based on the determined ... 12/07/06 - 20060277596 - Method and system for multi-instance session support in a load-balanced environment A method is presented for managing session identifiers amongst a set of servers. The servers receive resource requests from clients, and the servers maintain sessions having session state information wherein each session is associated with a session identifier. When a server sends a response to a client, the response is ... 12/07/06 - 20060277595 - Techniques for providing role-based security with instance-level granularity Techniques for providing role-based security with instance-level granularity are provided. A security service detects a request made by a principal for access to a resource. Access to the resource is conditioned on a status of a role. The role is associated with the request, the principal, and the resource. The ... 11/30/06 - 20060272010 - Method and apparatus for securing information in a wireless network printing system A method and apparatus for securing information in a wireless network printing system are provided. The information security method includes setting and storing service items to be allowed according to wireless security levels supported by the wireless printer, selecting one of the wireless security levels, and executing a service requested ... 11/30/06 - 20060272009 - Method for securing rts communications across middleboxes A new method is provided for establishing real-time services that can coexist with NAT and firewalls, even when the signaling protocol uses cryptography. A communication channel between the call server and the middlebox passes information between them about the bearer channels associated with each signaling session. ... 11/23/06 - 20060265738 - Resource management via periodic distributed time Systems and methods for providing resource management in a distributed network are disclosed. A loose collection of devices in a network may not be aware of the power restrictions for other devices. Wall powered devices will generally have drastically different power settings than battery powered mobile devices. The invention provides ... 11/23/06 - 20060265737 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing trusted access to a communicaiton network based on location Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing trusted access to a communication network by a client based on location. An available access network providing access to a target communication network is detected. A determination is made as to whether the available access network is a trusted access network. In ... 11/23/06 - 20060265736 - Encryption system and method for legacy devices in a retail environment A security module used in a retail establishment has two zones of operation. The first zone uses a first encryption scheme between data entry point devices, such as a PIN keypad and the security module. The second zone uses a second encryption scheme between the security module and the host ... 11/16/06 - 20060259957 - System and method for creating a secure trusted social network A system for a plurality of users to share resources with access, control and configuration based on pre-defined relationships of trust between the users of the system. A computer-based authority provides the services of authentication, identification and verification of each user within network. Processes are described that leads to the ... 11/09/06 - 20060253897 - Copy-protected application for digital broadcasting system A copy-protected application is broadcast to terminals (60) in a digital broadcasting system such as the Multimedia Home Platform (MHP). The application comprises a launcher application (310) and a main application (320). The launcher application (310) causes a terminal to create a server, such as an HTTP server (315) on ... 10/26/06 - 20060242686 - Virus check device and system The present invention detects a computer virus at high speed from digital data acquired through a network using hardware in virus monitoring. With the invention, in an information processing terminal 002 capable of communicating with other information processing apparatus through a communication network 005, a virus checking apparatus 001 constructed ... 10/26/06 - 20060242685 - System and method for distribution of security policies for mobile devices In a particular embodiment, a wireless security system is disclosed. The wireless security system includes a client module deployed on a wireless device, a network module, and a server module. The client module is adapted to authenticate a wireless device while the wireless device is operating independently from the network ... 10/19/06 - 20060236375 - Method and system for configurable security and surveillance systems A method and system for a configurable security and surveillance system are provided. A configurable security and surveillance system may comprise at least one programmable sensor agent and/or at least one programmable content analysis agent. A plurality of processing features may be offered by the configurable security and surveillance system ... 10/19/06 - 20060236374 - Industrial dynamic anomaly detection method and apparatus A method and apparatus for identifying anomalies in an industrial enterprise, the method comprising the steps of during a commissioning procedure, operating the enterprise, monitoring enterprise communications, identifying characteristics of at least a subset of the monitored enterprise communications and storing at least a subset of the identified characteristics as ... 10/19/06 - 20060236373 - Use of location awareness to establish and suspend communications sessions in a healthcare environment A method of managing access to a healthcare information system of a healthcare establishment communications network. The method comprises receiving data regarding a wirelessly detectable tag associated with a clinician; determining whether the clinician is positioned relative to a terminal of the healthcare establishment communications network such that a proximity ... 10/12/06 - 20060230434 - Security information notification system and notification method, and control unit for security information notification system Security information notification system furnished with sensor for detecting occurrence of an abnormality, and a control unit that receives an abnormality detection signal from the sensor and issues first alarm information to a user, and then, after a set period has elapsed since issuing the first alarm information, issues second ... 10/12/06 - 20060230433 - Client device reservation system and method A system and a method of client device reservation are connected to at least one terminal device by a network unit, for allowing a user to login the system, reserve a client device and provide a feedback message. The client device reservation system includes a web server installed with a ... 10/05/06 - 20060225129 - Authentication system for authenticating communication terminal An authentication system stops performing an authentication process on a communication terminal which is in an aborted state. The communication terminal can connect to a network when the authentication thereof is successful. The communication terminal changes between an operational state and an aborted state, and indicates a transition to the ... 10/05/06 - 20060225128 - Measures for enhancing security in communication systems A method, communication device, intermediary device, system, and computer program product for providing security of operations on a connection between a first peer entity and a second peer entity in a communication system, the peer entities each having an identity and a transport address, wherein the first peer entity requests ... 09/28/06 - 20060218624 - System and method for concurrent sessions in a peer-to-peer hybrid communications network An improved system and method are disclosed for peer-to-peer communications. In one example, the method provides for concurrent sessions to be maintained by multiple endpoints. ... 09/28/06 - 20060218623 - Method and apparatus for distributed information management The information management system such as might be used for a source code management system. The information management system is distributed throughout an enterprise and is operated to allow secure communications with remote sites connected to a central site over an unsecured network. A secure channel is created through the ... 09/14/06 - 20060206921 - Intrusion-free computer architecture for information and data security A computer architecture is disclosed where the system includes a first computer bus, network interface, bus controller and temporary storage. A first computer can receive data from a network and store data in its memory or temporary storage. To have safe data, the architecture demands using the bus controller to ... 08/24/06 - 20060190993 - Intrusion detection in networks Detecting network intrusions and tracking the network intruder. An attempt to access data without authorization is detected. The response to the unauthorized access is altered on the fly to include data that has been prepared for intruders. If the altered data is stored on an intermediary computer, the altered data ... 08/24/06 - 20060190992 - Facilitating bi-directional communications between clients in heterogeneous network environments Techniques for facilitating bi-directional communications between clients in heterogeneous network environments are described. One technique registers a first client from a first network environment and a second client from a second different network environment. Responsive to the first client selecting the second client from a directory of registered clients, the ... 08/24/06 - 20060190991 - System and method for decentralized trust-based service provisioning In one embodiment of the invention, a network is adapted with a wireless network switch in communication with a plurality of access points, which are in communication with one or more wireless units. A guest user is provided access to the network by a wireless unit of an authorized user ... 08/24/06 - 20060190990 - Method and system for controlling access to a service provided through a network The present invention is directed to a method for controlling access of a user to a service provided through a network, and a system thereof. The method comprising the steps of: upon initiating a connection of the user to the network, authenticating the user; upon positively authenticating the user, creating ... 08/17/06 - 20060185000 - System and method for creating access authority and remote controller using the same A system and a method for creating an access authority and a remote controller using the system and the method. The system includes: at least one lower remote controller which requests a creation of an access authority; a higher remote controller which receives the request for the creation of the ... 08/17/06 - 20060184999 - Internal routing protocol support for distributing encryption information A method and apparatus for providing routing protocol support for distributing encryption information is presented. Subnet prefixes reachable on a first customer site in an encrypted manner are identified, as are security groups the subnet prefixes belong to. An advertisement is received at a first Customer Edge (CE) device in ... 08/17/06 - 20060184998 - Systems and methods for automatically configuring and managing network devices and virtual private networks Systems and methods are disclosed for automatically configuring, managing, and maintaining a network device or VPN using a public network such as the Internet. Initial configuration of a network device or VPN occurs upon a user entering minimal information via a simple HTML page. After receipt of this minimal information, ... 08/10/06 - 20060179475 - Flexible wlan access point architecture capable of accommodating different user devices The invention provides an apparatus and a method for improving the control of access by a terminal device in a WLAN environment having an access point for determining whether the device utilizes an IEEE 802.1x protocol by the access point communicating to the device, a packet, whereby if the devices ... 08/10/06 - 20060179474 - Authentication of a wlan connection using gprs/umts infrastructure A method for communicating between a cellular system and a client terminal such as a mobile terminal by way of a standard wireless LAN and the Internet allows data communications to traverse the core of the cellular network, thereby allowing monitoring of the time and volume usage by the subscriber ... 08/03/06 - 20060174327 - Apparatus and method for a personal cookie repository service for cookie management among multiple devices A data processing method includes, at a client device, retrieving client state information from a remote location associated with the client device and using the client state information for access of network locations. The data processing method further includes storing updated client state information at the remote location upon completion ... 08/03/06 - 20060174326 - Systems and methods for secure transaction management and electronic rights protection The present invention provides systems and methods for secure transaction management and electronic rights protection. Electronic appliances such as computers equipped in accordance with the present invention help to ensure that information is accessed and used only in authorized ways, and maintain the integrity, availability, and/or confidentiality of the information. ... 08/03/06 - 20060174325 - Method and apparatus for exchanging information between computer systems from different computer networks A method for exchanging information between computers from different computer networks without any direct connection is disclosed. The two networks include corresponding bridge computers that which share a file system residing on a common storage device. Any computer of a network needing to transmit information to a computer on the ... 08/03/06 - 20060174324 - Method and system for mitigating denial of service in a communication network Certain aspects of a method and system for mitigating denial of service may comprise determining whether at least a first connection identifier of a received incoming packet matches at least a second connection identifier stored in memory. A screening mechanism and a rate limiting mechanism may be utilized to regulate ... 08/03/06 - 20060174323 - Securing computer network interactions between entities with authorization assurances The invention is directed to techniques to secure interactions between entities communicating on a computer network. In general, techniques are described in which a first entity provides assurances to a second entity that an agent interacting with the second entity is interacting with the second entity on behalf of the ... 08/03/06 - 20060174322 - Techniques for presenting network identities at a human interface Techniques for presenting identification of a remote network entity to a human user include determining one or more vectors of presentation elements that are readily distinguishable and memorable to a user. Message data is received from a remote process on the network and includes a network identity that uniquely identifies ... 07/27/06 - 20060168645 - Apparatus and method for a personal cookie repository service for cookie management among multiple devices A data processing method includes, at a client device, retrieving client state information from a remote location associated with the client device and using the client state information for access of network locations. The data processing method further includes storing updated client state information at the remote location upon completion ... 07/20/06 - 20060161969 - Method for generating and managing a local area network The present invention relates to a method for creating and managing a local area network including at least one device for reproducing an encrypted data flow and a device for transmitting and re-encrypting all or part of said encrypted data, which devices include security modules. The method includes the steps ... 07/13/06 - 20060156387 - Methods and systems for opportunistic cookie caching Caching cookies in a server includes observing cookies in document requests generated from a client and in responses from web hosts and storing them in a data structure based on certain conditions to maintain a path invariance condition. The cookies may be stored in a trie data structure. Upon certain ... 07/06/06 - 20060150239 - Network terminal device, delivery server and client/server system To provide a technique of allowing a terminal device to operate by downloading not only an application program but also an OS from a network without providing any special unit or equipment. A system includes: an OS delivery server that has OS data previously stored therein; an application delivery server ... 06/29/06 - 20060143694 - Home server and internet service system A check system for checking on registration of a telephone number accessing the home server in response to a call-up to the home server via a public telephone network is provided, and an internet-connection service call function is further provided within an internet service provider. The home server accepts only ... 06/29/06 - 20060143693 - System, method and device for secure wireless communication Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, apparatus and system for selecting a wireless communication device for establishing a connection. The method according to some exemplary embodiments of the invention may include selecting a communication device for establishing a connection by determining whether one or more security-related characteristics of ... 06/29/06 - 20060143692 - Communication system and transfer device A video data providing unit (10) connects to a restricted access providing-side VPN (20). A streaming server (60) connects to a restricted access transmitting-side VPN (50). A router (40) determines whether or not transmitting-side data such as request data or instruction data received via the transmitting-side VPN (50) is data ... 06/22/06 - 20060136993 - System and method for generating and authenticating a computer password A system and method for generating and authenticating a password to protect a computer system from unauthorized access. The characters of the password are placed in data packets by an access device. Prior to sending the packets, the device inserts a predefined number of blank packets between each of the ... 06/15/06 - 20060130124 - A remote communication system and method implementing a session server and one or more object servers A system and method implemented using a session server and one or more object servers allows an individual to provide input at a client terminal and perform server-speed processing of electronic insurance documents at the server rather than the client. The session server loads at least one software module among ... 06/08/06 - 20060123467 - Performing message payload processing functions in a network element on behalf of an application A method is disclosed for performing message payload processing functions in a network element on behalf of an application. According to one aspect, a network element receives user-specified input that indicates a particular message classification. The network element also receives one or more data packets. Based on the data packets, ... 06/01/06 - 20060117379 - Transcoding and data rights management in a mobile video network with stb as a hub A home entertainment system that employs DRM (Data Rights Management) data protected multimedia programs and rights management component (RMC), with corresponding hardware and software systems incorporated in to home entertainment systems, to protect rights of the media program providers and the users. The system employs STB (Set Top Box) as ... 06/01/06 - 20060117378 - System and method for creating a secure trusted social network A system for a plurality of users to share resources with access, control and configuration based on pre-defined relationships of trust between the users of the system. A computer-based authority provides the services of authentication, identification and verification of each user within network. Processes are described that leads to the ... 05/25/06 - 20060112417 - System and method for establishing secured connection between home network devices A system and method for establishing a secured connection between home network devices are provided. Particularly, a system and method for establishing a secured connection between a home network including a plurality of non-secured Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) devices and a secured external UPnP device by creating virtual UPnP ... 05/11/06 - 20060101506 - Method and system for managing network access device using a smart card A method of operating via a smart card an access gateway between a local area network and a wide area network under the control of a management system includes the steps of providing in the smart card at least a first memory area containing configuration data for access to the ... 05/04/06 - 20060095955 - Jurisdiction-wide anti-phishing network service An anti-phishing method includes the steps of establishing an information center having a blacklist database, wherein the information center is liaising with at least an Internet service provider (ISP) through a communication network; collecting a plurality of phishing sources to be stored in the blacklist database to form a plurality ... 04/27/06 - 20060090195 - Secure remote configuration of targeted devices using a standard message transport protocol The present invention allows for remotely and securely configuring settings for targeted devices within a network with multiple security-trust boundaries. Configuration information is encoded in messages that are digitally signed to ensure the integrity of the configuration information and sent in accordance with a standard messaging transport protocol. By utilizing ... 04/27/06 - 20060090194 - Secure network management solution for internet/computer equipment A secure network management application utilizing an Internet Protocol (IP) and Secure Network Management Protocol System (SNMPS) for managing computers and IP Based equipment. Using the secure network management protocol and method, Internet/Computer equipment can easily implement security measures to control access to a Network Operation Center (NOC), Enterprise Security ... 04/20/06 - 20060085840 - Method and apparatus for associating a client device with a hosted service A set-top appliance for a video on demand service through which Internet content is available for download is identifiable through a unique identification number but becomes associated with the service (e.g., during an installation of the set-top appliance) using a pass phrase automatically generated from a database (e.g., dictionary of ... 04/13/06 - 20060080727 - Network security through configuration servers in the fabric environment A network configuration device or entity has control of defined management and security functions in the network, or in many embodiments, in a Fibre Channel fabric. The network configuration device may control many functions. Foremost, it may control the recognition, operation and succession procedure for network configuration entities. It may ... 04/06/06 - 20060075472 - System and method for enhanced network client security Systems are methods for enhanced network client security are described. One aspect of one embodiment of the present invention includes receiving a security-related policy associated with a user, determining a security model associated with the security-related policy, and applying the security model to a network connection on a client device. ... 03/30/06 - 20060070118 - Method of and system for detecting an anomalous operation of a computer system A real-time approach for detecting aberrant modes of system behavior induced by abnormal and unauthorized system activities that are indicative of an intrusive, undesired access of the system. This detection methodology is based on behavioral information obtained from a suitably instrumented computer program as it is executing. The theoretical foundation ... 03/30/06 - 20060070117 - Method and system for monitoring online behavior at a remote site and creating online behavior profiles A method and system for monitoring users on one or more computer networks, disassociating personally identifiable information from the collected data, and storing it in a database so that the privacy of the users is protected. The system includes monitoring transactions at both a client and at a server, collecting ... 03/30/06 - 20060070116 - Apparatus and method for authenticating user for network access in communication system An apparatus for authenticating a user for network access in a communication system comprises: an input module contained in a subscriber terminal for receiving and transferring identification information and a password for network access from a user; an authentication supplicant contained in network equipment for requesting network access authentication for ... 03/30/06 - 20060070115 - Server, vpn client, vpn system, and software When forming an L2VPN, each VPN server is required to decrypt data received from a VPN client using the source VPN client key and encrypt the data using the destination VPN client key. The loads of the encrypting and decrypting processings are high, thereby the VPN server through-put is lowered. ... 03/23/06 - 20060064740 - Network threat risk assessment tool A method, system and computer program product is disclosed that provides timely, accurate and summarized information about possible threats to information technology environments. It is a tool that looks at multiple aspects of an IT threat, including both specific (traditional) IT threats and general (non-traditional) IT threats, and rates each ... 03/23/06 - 20060064739 - Relationship-managed communication channels Systems and methods for managing computer-assisted communications channels based on relationships between users who wish to communicate with one another are described. The relationship-managed communications system allows users to retain control over whom they permit to communicate with them and under what conditions such communications may take place, for example ... 03/16/06 - 20060059542 - Deploying and receiving software over a network susceptible to malicious communication Systems and/or methods that enable secure deployment and/or receipt of an operating system and/or updates for the operating system to a computer across a network susceptible to malicious communication are described. These systems and/or methods can, in one embodiment, enable a bare computer added to a network to have an ... 03/16/06 - 20060059541 - Deploying and receiving software over a network susceptible to malicious communication Systems and/or methods that enable secure deployment and/or receipt of an operating system and updates for the operating system to a bare computer across a network susceptible to malicious communication are described. These systems and/or methods can, in one embodiment, securely deploy an image having an operating system and enable ... 03/09/06 - 20060053481 - System and method for ensuring secure transfer of a document from a client of a network to a printer The present invention relates to a system and method for ensuring secure transfer of a document from a client of a network to a printer. That is providing a system and method enabling safe printing of a print job by securing a transmission of the print job through a network ... 03/02/06 - 20060048211 - Network security and fraud detection system and method A system and method to detect and prevent fraud in a system is provided. The system may uniquely identify physical devices connecting to a network, register unique devices, track end-user logins, associate end-user accounts with specific devices, and share information with multiple network service providers is described. ... 02/09/06 - 20060031925 - Access control method and apparatus and in that said access control unit further comprises a frame classifier (102) coupled to said access control means (via 103), and adapted to tag particular untagged frames (121) entering said data communication network, related to said particular user and carrying said particular payload type, with a particular virtual network ... 01/12/06 - 20060010485 - Network security method A method includes detecting software installed on a first computer; checking the software to see if it is security compliant; preventing the first computer from communicating with a second computer if the software is security non-compliant; and allowing the first computer to communicate with a third computer, the third computer ... 01/12/06 - 20060010484 - Network connection system, network connection method, and switch used therefor A wireless LAN access point receives a destination URL from a mobile terminal and provides the destination URL to an authentication switch. The authentication switch is connected to an authentication gateway associated with the destination URL and provides the destination URL to the authentication gateway. The authentication gateway connected to ... 01/05/06 - 20060005231 - Intelligent integrated network security device for high-availability applications Methods and apparatuses for inspecting packets are provided. A primary security system may be configured for processing packets. The primary security system may be operable to maintain flow information for a group of devices to facilitate processing of the packets. A secondary security system may be designated for processing packets ... 12/29/05 - 20050289640 - Terminal authentication system, terminal authentication method, and terminal authentication server An object is to efficiently authenticate a terminal trying a connection (participate) to a mobile network even if a connection between a moving mobile router and a mobile router access base station on a ground side is unstable or impossible. Apart from a first authenticating server (authenticating server 7) arranged ... 12/22/05 - 20050283827 - Unauthorized access prevention method, unauthorized access prevention apparatus and unauthorized access prevention program Unauthorized access from a network to a terminal is prevented. If a signaling packet received from an external terminal contains a virus, the signaling packet is discarded. If the signaling packet does not apparently contains a virus, an unnecessary part is deleted and the signaling packet is transferred to an ... 12/15/05 - 20050278776 - Personal authentication system To reduce the vexatious complication of personal authentication when using an information technology device or a card, a combination of RFID tags worn by a user is stored when personal authentication is carried out. After that, the RFID tags are detected again in a situation where personal authentication is required. ... 12/01/05 - 20050268329 - Distributed and scalable instant multimedia communication system A distributed instant multimedia communication (IMC) system that allows users to communicate with one another in real-time includes a plurality of autonomous networks. Each autonomous network includes at least one server that supports (IMC) sessions for a plurality of clients registered on the server, and a multi-point switch unit coupled ... 12/01/05 - 20050268328 - Trust establishment for multi-party communications The invention relates to establishing trust between parties prior to a multi-party communications session over the Internet or the like. This is achieved by the exchange of messages describing participant roles required to be performed during a session, and the assumption of the described roles by the parties to a ... 11/17/05 - 20050257250 - Method and system for protecting internet users' privacy by evaluating web site platform for privacy preferences policy A system and method that evaluates privacy policies from web sites to determine whether each site is permitted to perform operations (e.g., store, retrieve or delete) directed to cookies on a user's computer. Various properties of each cookie and the context in which it is being used are evaluated against ... 11/17/05 - 20050257249 - System, apparatuses, methods and computer-readable media for determining security status of computer before establishing network connection second group of embodiments-claim set i The disclosed system, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media can be used by a computer to establish the security status of another computer before establishing a network connection to it. Responsive to a request message, security state data indicating this status can be incorporated into a response message as one of ... 11/17/05 - 20050257248 - Server discovery, spawning collector threads to collect information from servers, and reporting information Server discovery, spawning collector threads to collect information from servers, and reporting such information, is disclosed. A method of one embodiment determines a number of servers communicatively coupled to a network. For each server, a collector thread is spawned to collect information regarding the server by sending requests to the ... 11/03/05 - 20050246763 - Secure digital content reproduction using biometrically derived hybrid encryption techniques A secure digital content reproduction method includes generating a private-public cryptographic key pair from a biometric signature. The public key is provided to one or more sources of digital content. A CE appliance receives the digital content secured with the public key. By applying the corresponding private key, rendering of ... 10/20/05 - 20050235340 - Configuration management apparatus and related methods An apparatus for managing configuration of an element. The apparatus includes a computer that connects with the element to receive data from the element, and a server in the computer that includes the data in one or more web pages. ... 10/06/05 - 20050223413 - Cross domain security information conversion Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for cross domain security information conversion. Embodiments include receiving from a system entity, in a security service, security information in a native format of a first security domain regarding a system entity having an identity in at least one security domain; translating ... 10/06/05 - 20050223412 - Context-sensitive confidentiality within federated environments Techniques are disclosed for achieving context-sensitive confidentiality within a federated environment for which content is aggregated in a distributed Web portal (or similar aggregation framework), ensuring that message portions that should be confidential are confidential to all entities in the federated environment except those entities to which the message portions ... 09/08/05 - 20050198691 - Technique for maintaining secure network connections A technique for maintaining secure network connections is disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the technique may be realized as a method for maintaining secure network connections. The method may comprise detecting a change of address associated with a first network element. The method may also comprise updating at least ... 08/25/05 - 20050188420 - Architecture and design for central authentication and authorization in an on-demand utility environment A Centralized Authentication & Authorization (CAA) system that facilitates secure communication between service clients and service providers. CAA comprises a Service Request Filter (SRF), a Service Client Authentication Program (SCAP), a Service Authorization Program (SAP), and an Authorization Database (ADB). The SRF intercepts service requests, extracts the service client's identifier ... 08/18/05 - 20050183136 - Method and system for selecting a password en-crypted with a correct software version Method and system for selecting a password encrypted with a correct software version in a telecommunication system. The system of the invention comprises a source system (LE1), a target system (LE2), an operation and maintenance network (OM) established between the source and the target systems, and an operation and maintenance ... 08/11/05 - 20050177866 - Method and system for acceleration of secure socket layer transactions in a network A system and method of accelerating delivery of SSL webpages. A client proxy associated with a client browser rewrites links to secure websites in a webpage before returning the webpage to the browser. The links are rewritten such that they are recognized and processed as a request for a secure ... 08/11/05 - 20050177865 - Control of access by intermediate network element for connecting data communication networks An access control method for a plurality of data communications networks is disclosed that enables a plurality of local nodes (101) to communicate with each other even if the connection between an intermediate node (103) and a global server (105) is momentarily lost. In this method, when the connection to ... ### FreshPatents.com Support - Terms & Conditions |