Authorization

Authorization 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 - 20070271600 - Assuring physical security of a subscriber line device
A security system and method for a client device connected to a network by a broadband connection. The security system insures that the client machine has not been moved from its authorized location. A check is made to insure that the machine is located at its assigned location. If this ...

11/22/07 - 20070271599 - Systems and methods for state signing of internet resources
A method, system, and software for state signing of Internet resources is presented in which web pages and other Internet resources are signed after the insertion of metadata indicating intended and authorized uses. In one embodiment, the signing is accomplished through use of a cryptographic signature added to any data ...

11/08/07 - 20070261105 - Method for license allocation and management
The invention relates to a method for allocation and management of a usage permit for software in a computer network, comprising at least one server and several clients, whereby the software may be called up by several or all clients. The use of the installed software is only permitted in ...

11/08/07 - 20070261104 - System and method for parental/supervisory control using software contained on fixed media
A method for communications access control using software contained on fixed media is disclosed. The access control method comprises the steps of: (1) providing the primary account owner with a unique fixed media with control function, (2) selecting members of a user group subject to communications access control by the ...

11/01/07 - 20070256119 - Unauthorized access program monitoring method, unauthorized access program detecting apparatus, and unauthorized access program control apparatus
The apparatus analyzes management information about network information collected from a computer and a router, detects a change in the management information specific to the activity of an unauthorized access program (worm), and generates alert information including a type of apparatus whose collected management information indicates the detected change and ...

10/25/07 - 20070250913 - Implementation and use of pii data access control facility employing personally identifying information labels and purpose serving function sets
A data access control facility is implemented by assigning personally identifying information (PII) classification labels to PII data objects, with each PII data object having one PII classification label assigned thereto. The control facility further includes at least one PII purpose serving function set (PSFS) comprising a list of application ...

10/25/07 - 20070250911 - System and method for digital rights management of digital media
A system and accompanying method for Digital Rights Management (DRM) are disclosed that permit arbitrary forms of digital media to be vended in a networked environment. Special purpose renderers are distributed with each particular instance of digital media. Each renderer may include a tailored set of controls allowing the owner ...

10/25/07 - 20070250910 - Network security enhancement methods, apparatuses, system, media, signals and computer programs
A method of enhancing network security involves causing a wireless network interface of a computing device to be disabled, in response to detection of a network connection between the computing device and a wired network. Related apparatuses, systems, computer programs, computer-readable media and signals for enhancing network security are also ...

10/25/07 - 20070250909 - Network fraud prevention via registration and verification
An apparatus for controlling fraud in a satellite signal delivery system. An apparatus in accordance with the present invention comprises a receive antenna for receiving at least one satellite signal, and a module, coupled to the receive antenna, for selectively delivering the at least one satellite signal to at least ...

10/18/07 - 20070245406 - Method and apparatus for identifying a service processor with current setting information
The aspects of the present invention provide a computer implemented method, an apparatus, and a computer usable program code for identifying a service processor with current setting information. First stored information for a service processor is retrieved from a first memory in the first service processor. Second stored information for ...

10/11/07 - 20070240202 - Authentication service for facilitating access to services
Authenticating a third party client system prior to providing Internet access via an Internet access point. In a distributed computing system including an Internet access point, an authentication service, and a third party client system, an authentication service receives an authorization request from a third party client system. The authorization ...

10/11/07 - 20070240201 - User end management system and method
A user-end management system and method applicable to a factory information system is proposed. A physical address of the user-end computer and its corresponding IP address and computer name are collected and stored in a database. Then, it determines whether a physical address of a user-end computer is stored in ...

10/04/07 - 20070234407 - Method for authenticating a communications unit using a permanently programmed secret codeword
In one aspect, a method for authenticating a communications unit is provided. A secret code word is programmed in a permanent memory in order to reliably verify the communications unit, and during a logging-in process of the communications unit to a service provider in a communications network, the secret code ...

10/04/07 - 20070234406 - Remote authorization for operations
Techniques for the remote authorization of secure operations are provided. A secure security system restricts access to a secure operation via an access key. An authorization acquisition service obtains the access key on request from the secure security system when an attempt is made to initiate the secure operation. The ...

09/27/07 - 20070226781 - Method and apparatus for protecting networks from unauthorized applications
A traffic controller is provided which integrates black-box tests of unauthorized applications to extract application characteristics from associated Internet traffic, exploits the networking information learned by host clients, actively scans and controls hosts on the corporate network, and dynamically configures a corporate firewall to block traffic to and from critical ...

09/20/07 - 20070220593 - Obtaining consent for electronic delivery of compliance information
A method and related system obtains consent from an individual for computer-aided delivery of compliance information. Initially, a computer-readable data storage device is provided to the individual. The device stores the compliance information and computer-executable instructions. By inserting the device into a computer, the instructions are executed and the individual ...

09/20/07 - 20070220592 - Comparing media files against database content
A computer system and method executing artificial intelligence that audits media files (audio, video and graphical image, and/or other content) submitted for a Universal Media Code (UMC) database cataloging to minimize duplicate claims of ownership. In some embodiments, during the cataloging of media files into the UMC database, the system ...

09/20/07 - 20070220591 - Methods and apparatus for identity and role management in communication networks
Methods and apparatus for identity and role management in communication networks are disclosed. An example method for identity and role management in a communication network associates an entity with a key, associates the entity with a role, associates the key and the role with a signature, and enables the key, ...

09/20/07 - 20070220590 - Non-intrusive background synchronization when authentication is required
A non-modal notification user interface element is displayed persistently but unobtrusively such that a user may easily determine that authentication credentials are required by a background synchronization process. The non-modal notification is configured such that it may be ignored by the user such that their workflow is not interrupted. The ...

09/13/07 - 20070214499 - Method and apparatus for retrieving access control information
Creating and storing troubleshooting information for providing access control information to a network device involves receiving a provisioning of control lists, and associations of the ACLs to users of the device. During authenticating a user login, a name of a first ACL is provided to the device, selected from among ...

09/13/07 - 20070214498 - Method for transmitting secured contents over the internet
Method for securely transmitting a content via an Internet communications network includes: opening a web page containing at least one encrypted content via the computer navigator of a user, activating an applet/application which is loaded with the web page and requests the user's identification, recording the user identifier, transmitting the ...

09/13/07 - 20070214497 - System and method for providing a hierarchical role-based access control
Role-based hierarchical access control system and method. A computer system having a data storage capacity and a central processing unit and at least one resource has an access control data structure defining role-based access control lists for the resource, wherein the access control list defines based on the role of ...

09/06/07 - 20070209063 - Access control device and electronic device
An access control device is provided which controls an access right with respect to a plurality of electronic devices in a network for each combination of electronic devices. An authority information generating section (106) generates authority information which is used when an electronic device (200) accesses an application on an ...

08/30/07 - 20070204331 - Data synchronization for a secure electronic device
Method for synchronizing stored data in one device (102, 106, 202, 206, 210) with other devices (102, 106, 202, 206, 210) at multiple levels of security classification. The methods and systems disclosed herein can advantageously utilize unique protocols and, optionally, cryptographic technologies to effect data synchronization in a secure manner. ...

08/30/07 - 20070204330 - Techniques for authenticating a subscriber for an access network using dhcp
Techniques for authenticating a user for access to an IP network include receiving from the user's host a DHCP request which includes user identifier data. A random challenge value is determined and sent to the user's host in a DHCP message format. A response message that includes a response value ...

08/23/07 - 20070199053 - Flexible and adjustable authentication in cyberspace
To authenticate a user of a communications network, credentials from the user are centrally receiving. An authentication sequence is retrieved from a plurality of retrievable authentication sequences, and the retrieved authentication sequence is performed to authenticate the user based on the received credentials. ...

08/23/07 - 20070199052 - Method and system for network management using wire tapping
A method and a system for collecting information in a network. A wiretap tunnel interface is initialized between a wire-tapping device and a network device. The wire-tapping device receives information related to routing protocol traffic from the network device through the wiretap tunnel interface. The wire-tapping device collates the received ...

08/23/07 - 20070199051 - Securely hosting a webbrowser control in a managed code environment
Described is a technology by which a managed web browser control hosts an unmanaged web OLE control to control navigation requests by the unmanaged web OLE control on behalf of partially trusted code. Site locking may be performed to constrain a site to navigation only to other pages within its ...

08/23/07 - 20070199050 - Web application security frame
A web application security frame (e.g., schema) that can incorporate expertise into an engineering activity, for example, a threat modeling activity, is provided. The novel web application security frame component can be applied to a threat modeling component to converge knowledge into the activity by identifying categories, vulnerabilities, threats, attacks ...

08/16/07 - 20070192839 - Partial grant set evaluation from partial evidence in an evidence-based security policy manager
An evidence-based policy manager generates a permission grant set for a code assembly received from a resource location. The policy manager executes in a computer system (e.g., a Web client or server) in combination with the verification module and class loader of the run-time environment. The permission grant set generated ...

08/16/07 - 20070192838 - Management of user data
A method and arrangements for managing user security data stored in a database of a communications system. In the method a user equipment transmits a request to manage the user security data, the user equipment is authenticated, after which an application entity can manage user security data in the database ...

08/16/07 - 20070192836 - Explicit delegation with strong authentication
Systems and methods for performing explicit delegation with strong authentication are described herein. Systems can include one or more clients, one or more end servers, and one or more gateways intermediate or between the client and the end server. The client may include an explicit strong delegation component that is ...

08/16/07 - 20070192835 - Communication device, communication system, and storage medium for storing program for communication device
An image forming device is connected to a management server, capable of receiving program data sent from a development server, and includes a process acceptance unit, a determination unit, a notification unit, and a pseudo-operation activation unit. The process acceptance unit accepts the program data. The determination unit determines whether ...

08/09/07 - 20070186277 - System and method for utilizing a token for authentication with multiple secure online sites
A system and method are provided which allow an online user/client to update one or more sign-on address or secure computing devices or tokens or authentication protocols or algorithms employed by multiple, distinct online sites wherein each site may require a different secure computing devices or tokens or authentication protocols ...

08/09/07 - 20070186276 - Auto-detection and notification of access point identity theft
Systems and techniques for detecting rogue access points. A wireless signal may be received from a wireless device. The wireless device may be determined to be a candidate device based on network identification information. Additional information associated with the wireless device may be acquired, and the wireless device may be ...

08/02/07 - 20070180500 - Apparatus and system for data exchange
Provided is a data exchange system comprising a client apparatus and a server apparatus, both configured to exchange a plurality of data to each other via a communication network, to establish a first session without authentication if the server apparatus approves a request for the first session from the client ...

08/02/07 - 20070180499 - Authenticating clients to wireless access networks
The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for authenticating a client on a wireless network having an address that enables access to a server associated with the wireless network. In one embodiment, a method calls for assigning the address to the client for providing access to the wireless ...

08/02/07 - 20070180498 - Security management for an integrated console for applications associated with multiple user registries
A system for security management for applications associated with multiple user registries can include an integrated console configured to host a one or more applications or resource objects in corresponding realms. The system also can include one or more roles mapped to different ones of the resource objects and also ...

08/02/07 - 20070180497 - Domain manager and domain device
A domain manager device for managing a network. The manager issues to a new device joining the network a number of symmetric authentication keys, and preferably a number of authentication tickets. Each respective authentication key allows the new device to communicate securely with one respective other device comprised in the ...

07/26/07 - 20070174899 - Techniques for minimum permissions detection and verification
Techniques are provided for determining a minimum set of permissions for a software component. A first set of minimum permissions is determined for proper execution of the software component. The first set designates one or more permissions. Determining the first set includes performing iterative testing to determine whether one or ...

07/19/07 - 20070169180 - Method and system for authorizing and charging host with multiple addresses in ipv6 network
A method for authorizing and accounting a host with multiple addresses in IPv6 Network includes: authorizing multiple addresses of the host respectively; charging the multiple addresses authorized of the host respectively. A system based on the above method includes: a network access server, for transmitting accounting information of multiple addresses ...

07/19/07 - 20070169179 - Tightly coupled scalar and boolean processor
Methods and apparatus relating to a tightly coupled scalar and Boolean processor are described. In an embodiment, a Boolean unit may include a result vector subunit. The result vector subunit may be controlled by an instruction flow that is managed by a scalar unit. Other embodiments are also disclosed. ...

07/19/07 - 20070169178 - System and method for smart password determination
A system and method for dynamically adjusting or modifying the password expiration period for a given user based upon how a user accesses the password-protected resource. The tighter the physical control of how a user can access a resource results in a loosening or maintaining of the password expiration period ...

07/12/07 - 20070162960 - Communication device, communication system and communication method
Communication devices, communication systems and communication methods are disclosed, which are capable of easily changing the settings of a client and lightening the workload of a user. Even if the settings of a client device do not correspond to the settings of an access point, by changing the settings of ...

07/12/07 - 20070162959 - Method of supporting communication service and communication terminal therefor
A method of supporting a communication service and communication terminal therefore are disclosed, by which the communication service can be supported at a reliable server address. The present invention includes a first message transmitting unit configured to transmit a request message to request for a server address, a first message ...

07/12/07 - 20070162958 - Method and system for secure authentication in a wireless network
A method and a system for secure authentication in a wireless network are provided. The method comprises the following steps. First, a network device and a client device of a wireless network authenticate each other with EAP-TLS. Wherein, the network device mentioned above is a gateway or an access point. ...

07/05/07 - 20070157294 - System and method for virtual tape management with remote archival and retrieval via an encrypted validation communication protocol
Remote configuration and utilization of a virtual tape management system via communication of encrypted data. At least one security administrator CPU is communicably attached to a virtual tape management CPU. At least one remote data storage CPU is communicably attached to the virtual tape management CPU and to the security ...

07/05/07 - 20070157293 - System and method for serving content over a wide area network
A system and method is provided for using a DNS server operating on a wide area network to enable an authorized reception device to receive (or be provided with) restricted content data associated with a particular wide area network address and redefine the domain name associated with a particular wide ...

07/05/07 - 20070157291 - E-mail based user authentication
E-mail based user authentication is described herein. A user can access resources of a service provider by submitting only an e-mail address to which the user has access. The service provider generates an authentication ticket corresponding to the user's login request, and transmits the authentication ticket to the e-mail service ...

06/28/07 - 20070150940 - Method for accessing a data processing system
A method that accesses a data processing system formed from data processing units that are networked, and enables a system technician to access protected data according to the two-person principle is provided. ...

06/21/07 - 20070143828 - Facilitating and authenticating transactions
A computer, such as a Windows-based PC (10), has associated with it a Subscriber Identity Module (or SIM) (12), such as of the type used in a GSM cellular telephone system. The SIM (12) can be authenticated by the telephone network (16), in the same way as for authenticating SIMs ...

06/14/07 - 20070136791 - Method for communication security and apparatus therefor
A FireNet security system in which trustworthy networks, called BlackNets, each comprising One (1) or more client computers, are protected by FireBreaks against attacks from untrustworthy networks, called RedNets. All incoming transactions from the RedNet are examined by the FireBreak to determine if they violate any of a plurality of ...

06/14/07 - 20070136790 - Method and system for a security model for a computing device
A system, method and computer-readable media are disclosed for a security model and mode of enforcement in a graphics subsystem in a computing device. A uniform, streamlined, and flexible procedure for creating objects that contain their own security policies and are placed in protection domains when they are instantiated based ...

06/07/07 - 20070130616 - Dynamic constraints for query operations
Systems, methods, and machine-readable media are disclosed for providing dynamic and/or conditional constraints on queries based on an external security policy. In one embodiment, a method is provided which comprises receiving from a user a request to access a resource. A condition clause can be read from a grant statement ...

06/07/07 - 20070130615 - Secure seed media
Accessing a data set with secret and non-secret data. A method includes accessing a data set image. The data set image comprises secret data. The data set image is derived from an authorized data set associated with a master key that authorizes access to the secret data. The master key ...

05/31/07 - 20070124803 - Method and apparatus for rating a compliance level of a computer connecting to a network
Rules are used to determine a compliance level for a computing device attempting to access a network. The compliance level may have multiple categories or facets, that may be determined individually or collectively, to determine a score for the computing device. The score may be used to determine whether the ...

05/24/07 - 20070118883 - Method and apparatus for determining authentication capabilities
A method is disclosed for determining the authentication capabilities of a supplicant before initiating an authentication conversation with a client, for example, using Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP). In one aspect, the method provides for sending, to a supplicant that is requesting access to a computer network subject to authentication of ...

05/24/07 - 20070118882 - System to monitor, detect and analyze chemical, radiation and/or biological threats
A system to monitor, detect and analyze chemical, radiation and/or biological threats. The system includes a plurality of sensors, wherein each sensor gathers data on chemical, radiation or biological agents. A central processing unit is in communication with sensors analyzes sensor collected data. A transmission system transmits data in the ...

05/24/07 - 20070118881 - Application control at a policy server
A packet-based communication system comprises first and second endpoints, an application manager and a policy server. When establishing a connection between the endpoints the application manager sends, to the policy server, application control related information about the required connection. The policy server then selects at least one application control parameter, ...

05/24/07 - 20070118880 - Mobile security system and method
A system and method for providing a secure environment for mobile telephones and other devices are disclosed. The system and method may utilize trust zoning, layered memory, and a secure matrix model having, for example, a memory protection module for protecting memory; a secure debug module for ensuring security of ...

05/17/07 - 20070113270 - Behavioral learning for interactive user security
A system for automatically handling requests to grant or deny access to resources in a network or computer system. In a preferred embodiment of the invention a “learning mode” can be designated so that whenever a permission query is detected the system automatically supplies an answer to the query without ...

05/17/07 - 20070113269 - Controlling access to a network using redirection
A mechanism to improve the security and access control over a network, such as a wireless local area network (“WLAN”), that takes advantage of web browser interactions without requiring explicit separate communication session between a hot spot network and a service provider network. The method comprises receiving a request to ...

05/10/07 - 20070107049 - Apparatus, computer program product and method for secure authentication response in a mobile terminal
A mobile terminal for securely communicating with a network includes a user identity module (UIM). The UIM is in operable communication with a user equipment module and includes a password provisioning module (PPM), a password generating module and a response generation module (RGM). The user equipment module includes a client ...

05/10/07 - 20070107048 - Systems and methods for facilitating distributed authentication
A method for facilitating distributed authentication includes the step of requesting, by a user of a client machine residing in a first domain, access to a resource residing in a second domain. The client machine authenticates the user to an intermediate machine. The intermediate machine impersonates the client machine. The ...

05/10/07 - 20070107047 - Allowing network access for proxy mobile ip cases for nodes that do not support chap authentication
The disclosed embodiments support proxy Mobile IP registration for nodes that do not implement CHAP. This is accomplished, in part, through the generation of a CHAP challenge and response by either a AAA server or a network device such as a PDSN or Foreign Agent. If the CHAP challenge and ...

05/10/07 - 20070107046 - Method, system and program product for remotely verifying integrity of a system
The present invention provides a computer-implemented method system and program product for remotely verifying (e.g., analytic) integrity of a system. Specifically, at startup of the system an access control policy that sets forth information flows within the system is read and a set of trusted subjects that interact with a ...

05/03/07 - 20070101411 - Systems and methods for user interface control
Enabling and disabling login access to a web-based application by examining automatic number identification (ANI) information from a received telephone call, associating the ANI information with a user account, determining a current state of login access to a web-based application for the user account, the state of login access being ...

05/03/07 - 20070101410 - Method and system using one-time pad data to evidence the possession of a particular attribute
A method and system are provided for evidencing to a first entity, such as a visa-checking authority, that a second entity, such as a traveller, possesses a particular attribute, such as right of entry to a specific country. The method involves a preliminary phase of verifying that the second entity ...

05/03/07 - 20070101409 - Exchange of device parameters during an authentication session
Methods of obtaining information during an authentication session. Information may be obtained, during the authentication session, about a device that is attempting to connect to a network. The information that is obtained may be related to health parameters of the device, or any other suitable information. Obtaining this information during ...

05/03/07 - 20070101408 - Method and apparatus for providing authorization material
Various embodiments are described to address the problem of duplicated authentication processing in authorizing servers. Generally expressed, an authorizing server (220), such as an AAA server, sends (305) authorization material to a first access service node (210), such as a foreign agent or SIP agent. The authorization material is for ...

05/03/07 - 20070101407 - System, method and computer program for remotely sending digital signal(s) to a computer
A system is provided for accessing and/or controlling at least one first computer connected to a local computer network (target computer) from at least one remote computer (being remote from the local computer network). The system includes a server computer that is operable to act as an intermediary between the ...

05/03/07 - 20070101406 - Method and apparatus for re-authentication of a computing device using cached state
Automatically re-authenticating a computing device seeking access to a network or a resource. A method comprises forwarding a request received from the computing device to an authentication device to enable the authentication device to authenticate the computing device using a full-authentication mechanism. State information related to authenticating the computing device ...

05/03/07 - 20070101405 - System and method for secure network connectivity
A system and method to ensure that a remote computer making a VPN connection complies with network security policies. Server-driven security checks may be configured to verify compliance with each access level before access is granted at that level. The security checks may be selected based at least according to ...

04/26/07 - 20070094714 - Automatic authentication selection server
An authentication server automatically selects one of plural authentications identified by authentication identifiers to authorize access by a user to a service dispensed by a service server of a provider identified by a provider identifier via a communication network. The server includes a module for selecting an authentication identifier in ...

04/26/07 - 20070094713 - System and method for managing resources and rights
A system for managing resources and/or rights comprising: a set of entities, each entity of the set having an association with at least one other entity of the set; and a set of resources and/or rights possessed or controlled by each entity. A first entity of the set of entities ...

04/19/07 - 20070089165 - Method and system for network security control
This invention provides a method and system for network security control. A server at the network side analyzes local security correlation information collected and reported by terminal devices, and determines a security strategy according to the result of the analysis. Since correlative reacting between the network side and the terminal ...

04/19/07 - 20070089164 - System and method of alternative key pad layout for enhanced security
A system and method for providing an alternate keypad arrangement in a virtual keypad is presented. In the alternate keypad arrangement, the virtual keys are laid out in a non-sequential arrangement. In one embodiment, the labels displayed on the virtual keys appear sequential, however the values registered when the user ...

04/12/07 - 20070083916 - System for authentication of electronic devices
A system for authenticating an electronic device includes sending a character from a host to the electronic device, encoding the character in the electronic device to provide an encoded character, calculating an expected response at the host, and comparing the encoded character from the electronic device with the expected response. ...

04/12/07 - 20070083915 - Method and system for dynamic adjustment of computer security based on personal proximity
A method, system, apparatus, or computer program product is presented for performing authorization operations with respect to a set of computational resources in a data processing system. Each person that accesses resources in a data processing system is associated with a personal proximity device, such as an electronic badge, the ...

04/05/07 - 20070079360 - Login control for multiple applications
A method of controlling login requirements of a plurality of peripheral device applications includes defining one of the peripheral device applications as a master application, with all other peripheral device applications being slave applications, enabling the master application to obtain login information from an operator, and enabling at least one ...

04/05/07 - 20070079359 - Devices and methods of using network information in an authorization process
A device comprises a network interface and a programmable processor to execute software that performs an authorization process that is a function of network information received by the network interface. The network information comprises information indicative of a network with which the network interface is able to communicate, and the ...

03/29/07 - 20070074277 - Method of provisioning devices with one-time pad data, device for use in such method, and service usage tracking based on one-time pad data
Secret random data is distributed to a plurality of devices to provision them with new one-time pad data for use in interacting with apparatus holding the same one-time pad data. This distribution is effected by provisioning a first device with a block of secret random data that is, or will ...

03/29/07 - 20070074276 - Method of operating a one-time pad system and a system for implementing this method
A system is disclosed in which a plurality of devices are arranged to use one-time pad data to interact with apparatus holding the same one-time pad data. Each of the devices and the apparatus has its own one-time pad and the pads are all provisioned with the same new one-time ...

03/29/07 - 20070074275 - Method and apparatus for refreshing keys within a bootstrapping architecture
An approach is provided for refreshing keys in a communication system. An application request is transmitted to a network element configured to provide secure services. A message is received, in response to the application request, indicating refreshment of a key that is used to provide secure communications with the network ...

03/29/07 - 20070074274 - Network communications protocol
A network communications process may comprise establishing communication between a service user and a service provider, soliciting and in response transmitting user name and password information, and in response substantially matching records of passwords and associated user names in records of the service provider, transmitting by the service user identifying ...

03/22/07 - 20070067829 - System and method for collecting traffic data using probe vehicles
A system and method for authenticating the source and ensuring the integrity of traffic data collected from probe vehicles while maintaining the privacy of the data's source. This is accomplished by dividing the traffic analysis functionality into two distinct responsibilities: data collection, including authentication and verification, and data processing, and ...

03/15/07 - 20070061872 - Attested identities
Attested identities are provided. An applicant requests an attested identity. Attesting resources provide assertions that include roles, rights, and privileges for the attested identity. The collection of assertions from each of the attesting resources represents the attested identity. ...

03/15/07 - 20070061871 - Authentication and account protection method and apparatus
Software comprised of three components which work together to authenticate a user when he attempts to remotely access the website of a financial institution using his personal computer. The software gathers and saves a set of informational statistics (SOIS) relative to the user's personal computer. Later, when the user attempts ...

03/08/07 - 20070056023 - Mobile ip authentication
Methods and apparatus for authenticating a mobile node are disclosed. A server is configured to provide a plurality of security associations associated with a plurality of mobile nodes. A packet identifying a mobile node may then be sent to the server from a network device such as a Home Agent. ...

03/08/07 - 20070056022 - Two-factor authentication employing a user's ip address
A method, system and computer-readable code for providing authentication services. In some embodiments, an attempt is made to match an IP address associated with a service and/or authentication request and user details of the request with an ISP account. In exemplary embodiments, if there is an indication that the IP ...

03/08/07 - 20070056021 - Network access system which is adapted for the use of a simplified signature method, and server used to implement same
The invention relates to a system for accessing a packet-switching network (4), which is adapted for the use of a simplified signature method. The inventive system comprises a supplementary server (60) which is independent of a proxy server (50) of an access provider (12) and a simplified signature module (60) ...

03/01/07 - 20070050839 - Distributed authentication functionality
A Passive Optical Network (PON) includes an Optical Network Terminal (ONT) and an Optical Line Terminal (OLT). The ONT is configured for providing controlled port operations of authenticator Port Access Entity (PAE) functionality and the OLT is configured for providing entity authentication operations of the authenticator PAE functionality. The controlled ...

02/15/07 - 20070039040 - Method and system device for deterring spam over internet protocol telephony and spam instant messaging
A method, system and device for deterring spam on a communication medium are disclosed. The method includes detecting a call with a device for accessing the communication medium, wherein calls thereon include Internet Protocol traffic. The device includes an interface for allowing a user of to flag the call as ...

02/15/07 - 20070039039 - Authorization of device access to network services
The invention provides for authorization of devices entering a network. A new device entering a network sends an authorization request. Another device in the network may receive the request and display a User Interface (UI) which prompts the user to approve the device. The user can use a device identifier ...

01/11/07 - 20070011725 - Technique for providing secure network access
A technique for providing secure network access is disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the technique may be realized as a method for providing secure network access. The method may comprise establishing a plurality of access zones in a network, wherein client devices assigned to different access zones have different ...

01/11/07 - 20070011724 - Mass storage device with automated credentials loading
A portable mass storage device for use in two factor authentication systems and methods. A secure portable mass storage device protects content from being freely copied with security mechanisms and firmware. The security functionality also protects confidential user credentials and passwords, as well as algorithms and seeds needed for two ...

01/11/07 - 20070011723 - Method for maintaining application compatibility within an application isolation policy
Provided is a method for providing Java modularity class loader protection by controlling the visibility of WebSphere, service provider, library and utility code interfaces. Interface access authorization is checked once, during class loading to effectively protect vulnerable programming interfaces, eliminating repeating permission checking during execution. Code in a WebSphere Application ...

01/04/07 - 20070006287 - Authentication information input electronic device, authentication information input method and authentication information input program product
An authentication information input electronic device, an authentication information input method and an authentication information input program product, which are capable of readily carrying out an authentication information input operation and improving secrecy of the authentication information. Character information constituting the authentication information, selected from the character information sequentially displayed ...

01/04/07 - 20070006286 - System and method for security in global computer transactions that enable reverse-authentication of a server by a client
A system of security for global computer transactions that provides a reverse-authentication authority system that enables a client to authenticate the server to the client first before the user of a client proceed to enter their user id and password or other personal data in the web page to assure ...

01/04/07 - 20070006285 - Using a variable identity pipe for constrained delegation and connection pooling
Example embodiments provide for a system configured to provide constrained delegation and connection pooling for a back-end server by providing a variable identity pipe between it and a front-end server. A client will authenticate to the front-end process using credentials that are typically non-delegable by default, e.g., a token, certificate, ...

01/04/07 - 20070006284 - System and method for privilege management and revocation
The present disclosure relates generally to the management of privileges associated with certain applications that are accessible by users of electronic equipment, such as, for example, networked computers, mobile wireless communications devices, and the like. In particular, the disclosure is directed to systems and methods for managing privileges associated with ...

12/21/06 - 20060288403 - Information provision system, provision information copying device, user terminal device and user management device
A content encryption device generates encrypted content and an encrypted content copying device copies the encrypted content on an information storage medium. The storage medium is sold at a charge or distributed at no charge. A user gets the storage medium to connect or set it to or in a ...

12/14/06 - 20060282883 - Web site identity assurance
The present invention is a method and system for providing a user with confirmation of the origin of a Web site and related information including the steps of registering a Web site with an assuring third party, saving the registration on a registration server, entering in a database the Web ...

12/14/06 - 20060282882 - Method, apparatus and computer program product providing bootstrapping mechanism selection in generic bootstrapping architecture (gba)
In one exemplary and non-limiting aspect thereof this invention provides a method to execute a bootstrapping procedure between a node, such as a MN, and a wireless network (WN). The method includes sending the WN a first message that contains a list of authentication mechanisms supported by the MN; determining ...

12/14/06 - 20060282881 - Replicating selected secrets to local domain controllers
A domain controller hierarchy includes one or more hub domain controllers in communication with one or more local domain controllers, such as local domain controllers at a branch office. The hub domain controller(s) is writable, while the local domain controller(s) is typically read-only. Non-secure and secure information is partitioned to ...

12/07/06 - 20060277597 - E-mail stamping with from-header validation
Effective aspects of stamping outbound e-mail are combined with a registration system for e-mail senders. A mail sender participates by registering From: line information with a trusted third-party repository known as a stamp authority. When the sender sends an e-mail message, a hash of the From: line is compared against ...

11/23/06 - 20060265739 - Method and system for autonomic security configuration
A method, system and computer program product for autonomic security configuration may include controlling a security configuration of at least one resource forming a solution based on a plurality of security requirements. The method may further include applying the plurality of security requirements across a plurality of resources independent of ...

11/09/06 - 20060253898 - Login system and login method
A login system is adapted to be connected to a network for logging in a plurality of servers connected to the network. A reception processor is operable to receive a designation of at least two of the servers and a password from a user. A login processor is operable to ...

10/26/06 - 20060242687 - Systems and methods for a dynamic user interface proxy using physical keys
Techniques are provided for dynamically connecting and transforming user interface events between user and generic devices based on physical keys. A user and a user device are determined. The user device is authenticated based on a login sequence, smartcard or the like. A physical key associated with the user is ...

10/19/06 - 20060236378 - Connecting vpn users in a public network
A method for connecting a user computer to a first computer network includes transmitting a connection request by the user computer, via a second computer network, requesting a connection to the first computer network. The second computer network is automatically solicited to authorize the user computer, responsively to a failure ...

10/19/06 - 20060236377 - System and methods for providing multi-hop access in a communications network
A system and methods for providing a supplicant access to a communications network are disclosed. An authenticator receives an authentication request at an authenticator (210) from the supplicant. A state is created based on the authentication request at the authenticator (210). The authentication request is relayed towards a prime authenticator ...

10/19/06 - 20060236376 - Wireless security using media access control address filtering with user interface
An improved system, apparatus, and method for securing a network using MAC address filtering is provided. Advantageously, the present invention does not require that a client computer be powered on, and instead provides an efficient user interface for displaying a requestor's MAC address and for allowing or denying the device ...

10/12/06 - 20060230437 - Secure digital credential sharing arrangement
A secure and transparent digital credential sharing arrangement which utilizes one or more cryptographic levels of indirection to obfuscate a sharing entity's credentials from those entities authorized to share the credentials. A security policy table is provided which allows the sharing entity to selectively authorize or revoke digital credential sharing ...

10/12/06 - 20060230436 - Generic key-decision mechanism for gaa
A method and apparatus provide generic mechanism for a network application server. A receiver receives a request from a user equipment to provide authentication information to a network application function. A determining unit determines a key of a generic authentication architecture to integrate additional network application servers by extending an ...

10/12/06 - 20060230435 - Mutual authentication system between user and system
An effective means for system authentication by a user. A system is characterized by connecting an electronic apparatus on the system management side to a terminal on the user side via a communication line including the internet and, using system authentication information recorded on a recording medium included in the ...

09/28/06 - 20060218625 - System and method of locating identity providers in a data network
A distributed computer system is disclosed and includes a plurality of identity provider servers and a plurality of service provider servers coupled to a data network. Further, an identity provider locator server is coupled to the data network. In response to a request from one of the plurality of service ...

09/21/06 - 20060212929 - Method and technique for gathering signal intelligence of all radio communications only originating from specific selected areas
Systems and methods of collecting intelligence provide a local intelligence system having a front end, a post-processing stage and a geolocation module. The front end may generate digital data based on received RS signals, where the post processing stage may process the digital data. The geolocation module is able to ...

09/21/06 - 20060212928 - Method and apparatus to secure aaa protocol messages
A method and an apparatus are disclosed for securing authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) protocol messages. An encryption key, a device identifier value, and verification data are received and stored at a network device. The verification data comprises in part a copy the encryption key and the device identifier value, ...

09/21/06 - 20060212927 - Content management system, recording medium and method
A content management system according to an example of the invention accepts a storage request including a content ID to identify a content, records reference data which is used to make reference to the content and the content ID in a recording unit in association with each other when the ...

09/14/06 - 20060206923 - Method and system for self-encrypting key identification
A method and system for self-encrypting key identification are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving a first encryption ID from a first front-end server. The first front-end server includes a license manager. Subsequent encryption IDs are received from a plurality of front-end servers. The plurality of front-end servers ...

09/14/06 - 20060206922 - Secure remote access to non-public private web servers
The present invention is directed to a system and a method to facilitate remote secure access from a remote client to a non-public web server having a web browser. The process includes the steps of establishing a list of all authorized remote client users for a non-public host web server. ...

08/31/06 - 20060195891 - Network status indication system
A system for signaling a distributed network status indication to a local user includes an access device configured to monitor a status of the distributed network and a processing module configured to process information pertaining to the monitored status of the distributed network. The system also includes at least one ...

08/31/06 - 20060195890 - Authentication setting information notifying system
To enable security information at the startup time to be managed by other computer in a way that refers, after starting up a user information device, to a setting state of a password, then sets it as the security information and notifies a predetermined administrator information device of the security ...

08/31/06 - 20060195889 - Method for configuring and controlling access of a computing device based on location
The present invention provides a method for configuring and controlling access of a computing device based upon the location of the computing device. The communication system determines the location of a computing device. If the location of the computing device is within a valid location area, the computing device is ...

08/31/06 - 20060195888 - System and method for managing virtual user domains
The present invention addresses the previous of lack of subscriber identity tracking and management for residential broadband lines and provides customized access and enhanced IP services for a subscriber's household members (virtual user domain) and his/her circle of extended families, relatives, and friends (multiple virtual user domains). Rather than treating ...

08/17/06 - 20060185003 - Method and apparatus for optimal transfer of data in a wireless communications system
An apparatus and method for sharing data in a communications system include a bootstrapping server function (BSF) configured to transmit a first message. The first message includes a timestamp parameter corresponding to a generic bootstrapping architecture user security settings (GUSS) stored in the BSF. A home subscriber server (HSS) is ...

08/17/06 - 20060185002 - Providing access bearer related information in a packet data network
The invention discloses providing access bearer related information in a packet data network comprising network entities including an access processor for processing access requests, a service processor for processing service requests, and at least one service entity for providing services. An access bearer identification is obtained for a data packet ...

08/17/06 - 20060185001 - Methods and apparatus to configure a network device via an authentication protocol
A system supplies configuration information, via an EAP protocol, to a remote device trying to access the network. An authentication server performs an authentication exchange by receiving, from a remote device, a connection attempt to access the network. The authentication server performs an authentication exchange with the remote device to ...

08/10/06 - 20060179476 - Data security regulatory rule compliance
A method and system is presented for making a client computer compliant with a data security regulatory rule. A client computer is connected to a network that includes a compliance fix server. The compliance fix server determines if the client computer is in compliance with a data security regulatory rule, ...

08/03/06 - 20060174330 - Network access method of wireless local area network (wlan) terminals and network system thereof
A network access method of Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) terminals and a network system thereof which are designed to support network association between a terminal and an Access Point (AP) in an IEEE 802.11 WLAN environment includes: scanning at least one AP in the network and determining whether or ...

08/03/06 - 20060174329 - Controlling access to location information using time-of-day restrictions
A system and method for providing location information associated with a location owner to location consumers, is provided. A location server includes an owner profile for controlling access to the owner's location information. The owner profile contains a time period during which particular consumers are authorized to access location information ...

08/03/06 - 20060174328 - De-authentication of network component
A wireless home entertainment system consistent with certain embodiments has at least one server having at least one manipulable authentication element thereon, wherein the manipulable authentication element is not a general purpose data entry element. At least one component is in wireless communication with the server. A User Interface is ...

07/27/06 - 20060168648 - Enabling dynamic authentication with different protocols on the same port for a switch
The invention enables a client device that does not support IEEE 802.1X authentication to access at least some resources provided through a switch that supports 802.1X authentication by using dynamic authentication with different protocols. When the client device attempts to join a network, the switch monitors for an 802.1X authentication ...

07/27/06 - 20060168647 - Secure method and system for creating a plug and play network
A first device is automatically authorized to participate in a secure network by associating the first device with network access information in a machine-accessible format that can serve as a basis for the authorization. The network access information may be presented to a machine code reader in communication with a ...

07/27/06 - 20060168646 - Security for external system management
A system and method for enhanced security for external system management. A request to manage a system is received from a client at an interface. A determination is made whether a level of security is desired for the interface. If a level of security is desired for the interface, then ...

07/20/06 - 20060161971 - Method and apparatus for providing secure connectivity between computer applications
A securely configured hypertext transfer protocol (“HTTP”) server program which runs on any computer is presented. The program includes an application on the client-side of an eCommerce transaction that allows secure connectivity between applications running on the same computer and between applications running on different computers. The program additionally provides ...

07/20/06 - 20060161970 - End point control
Systems and techniques are provided for controlling requests for resources from remote computers. A remote computer's ability to access a resource is determined based upon the computer's operating environment. The computer or computers responsible for controlling access to a resource will interrogate the remote computer to ascertain its operating environment. ...

07/13/06 - 20060156388 - Method and apparatus for a security framework that enables identity and access control services
A method by which access to services of a network are controlled, including a step in which a client device presents proof of identity to a service security module attached to the network and providing security against unauthorized access to the service. ...

07/06/06 - 20060150241 - Method and system for public key authentication of a device in home network
A method and system for authenticating a home network device in a home network. According to the device authentication method, a public key list that includes an ID and public key information corresponding to the ID of home network devices is maintained. When an access of a joining device is ...

07/06/06 - 20060150240 - Application-specific network access management system
A method of network management, enabling a user to control access by configuring network equipment, comprising discovering and selecting from a matrix of users and applications. ...

06/29/06 - 20060143696 - Techniques for performing umts (universal mobile telecommunications system) authentication using sip (session initiation protocol) messages
A technique for authenticating a user to a server using SIP messages includes forwarding an SIP request from the user agent to the server. The server then forwards a request for authentication to the user agent in response to the invite request, the request for authentication including information that the ...

06/29/06 - 20060143695 - Anonymous spoof resistant authentication and enrollment methods
Methods for creating and authenticating a message sent from a client over a communication link to a server comprising the steps of creating a message at client containing client identification data adding to said message a first anti-spoof data element computed as a function of a key derived from a ...

06/22/06 - 20060136996 - Portable digital data storage device
In a portable digital data storage device, a connector is attachable to a digital data processor to provide electric connection with the digital data processor. A non-volatile memory module includes a first logic unit for storing data and a second logic unit for storing therein an application program. The application ...

06/22/06 - 20060136995 - Computer system cluster data access authorization checking method and system
A computer system cluster data access authorization checking method and system is proposed, which is designed for use in conjunction with an access control interface coupled between a data storage unit and a computer system cluster such as a server cluster for checking whether an access request from any one ...

06/22/06 - 20060136994 - Methods & apparatuses for controlling access to secured servers
Methods and apparatuses for controlling access to a secured server based on at least one access criterion are provided. A method involves receiving a request from a submitter, for a requestor to access the secured server. The request includes data to verify access criteria. The method also involves verifying whether ...

06/15/06 - 20060130125 - Data object identification, tracking, filtering and monitoring using data object fingerprints
The present invention relates to, among other things, the use of digital object fingerprints to account for digital objects. ...

06/08/06 - 20060123469 - Method for verifying authorization with extensibility in aaa server
A method for verifying authorization with extensibility in an authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) server, and more particularly, a method for verifying authorization in an AAA server capable of uniformly performing an authorization verification function regardless of a variety of authorization verification methods required for a user service provided through ...

06/08/06 - 20060123468 - Method, system and program for establishing a trusted relationship between a data server and a middleware server
A data server of a data processing system is operably coupled to a database and in communication with a middleware server. A connection between the data server and the middleware server is established and managed. A set of attributes identifying trusted middleware servers is instituted with the data server. The ...

06/01/06 - 20060117380 - Method enabling multiple sessions and applications in instant messaging and presence service
The invention relates to a method for a user to obtain services from an Instant Message and Presence Service (IMPS) server. The user is identified by a user identification (UserID). An application session is established, through an application client of the user, on the IMPS server. In order to establish ...

05/25/06 - 20060112418 - Protection of information in computing devices
The present invention provides techniques for protecting information in a computing device. For instance, a location of the computing device is detected. It is determined whether the location is an unauthorized location. Access to the information is restricted in response to the location being an unauthorized location. As another example, ...

05/18/06 - 20060107310 - Method for authorization of service requests to service hosts within a network
A method for authorization of service requests to service hosts within a network, wherein the communication within the network is based on a routing mechanism, according to which user terminals within the network are associated with routable network addresses, is characterized in that the service host sends a nonce included ...

05/04/06 - 20060095956 - Method and system for implementing privacy notice, consent, and preference with a privacy proxy
A method is presented for processing data for a privacy policy concerning management of personally identifiable information. A proxy intercepts a first message from a server to a client and determines that the first message initiates collection of personally identifiable information from a user of the client. The proxy then ...

04/27/06 - 20060090196 - Method, apparatus and system for enforcing security policies
A method for enforcing the security policies of a network includes determining if a client requesting access to the network is in compliance with a current version of the security policies required to gain access to the network, and if the requesting client is not in compliance with a current ...

04/20/06 - 20060085844 - User authentication system
Techniques are provided for users to authenticate themselves to components in a system. The users may securely and efficiently enter credentials into the components. These credentials may be provided to a server in the system with strong authentication that the credentials originate from secure components. The server may then automatically ...

04/20/06 - 20060085843 - Computerized authentication system
One application of this invention is where, a cashier at a bank or business can use an optical barcode scanner to obtain and transmit a registered ID on any currency, transmit a verification request to a Registration Authority, and receive a reply to determine whether the RSID is genuine, under ...

04/20/06 - 20060085842 - Method and apparatus for time-based communications port protection
One embodiment of the present method and apparatus for time-based communications port protection includes generating a transmission period schedule that is known only by authorized network users including a server and one or more clients of the server. The transmission period schedule dictates pre-defined times at which the server and ...

04/20/06 - 20060085841 - Method, system and computer program product for performing data access transformation with request authorization processing
A computing environment security agent is provided for automatically determining whether to grant access to an asset, deny access to the asset, or grant access to a transformed asset responsive to an asset request by a user of the computing environment. The security agent includes logic for authenticating a user ...

04/13/06 - 20060080728 - Network service selection and authentication and stateless auto-configuration in an ipv6 access network
The present invention provides a method for network service selection and authentication in an IPv6 access network, a scheme for stateless auto-configuration and devices thereof. A NSP Information option containing the IPv6 address of a NSP edge router and a NSP name is defined in RA messages. A NSSA Information ...

03/30/06 - 20060070120 - File transmitting device and multi function device
A file transmitting device is configured to transmit a designated file to an external device. The file transmitting device includes a file storage configured to store files to be laid open, and a communication system. The file transmitting device can communicate with the external device through a network. The file ...

03/30/06 - 20060070119 - Internet voting
An Internet voting system which preserves the integrity of a data base containing records of cast votes. A vote collection computer operating on the Internet accepts a voter identification from a remote computer. If the voter identification is confirmed through a check of a data base, a query (i.e. the ...

03/23/06 - 20060064742 - Authentication output system, network device, device utilization apparatus, output data management apparatus, output control program, output request program, output data management program, and authentication output method
An authentication output system including: a network device that performs an output based on output data; and a device utilization apparatus that utilizes the network device, the network device and the device utilization apparatus being communicably connected to each other, and the network device performing the output through authentication. ...

03/23/06 - 20060064741 - Network system, use permission determining method, network device, and recording medium
A network system including a network device and an authentication device is disclosed. The authentication device includes a storing unit for storing identification information items indicating users, and a transmitting unit for transmitting, upon receiving the identification information item indicating one of the users from the network device, a group ...

03/16/06 - 20060059545 - System and method for effecting the secure deployment of networks
A system and method for allowing network users to securely administer and deploy network nodes (102). These networks (100) may comprise wired and/or wireless connections. Examples would include wired networks (104) with shared infrastructure in an office building, as well as ad-hoc multi-hopping peer-to-peer network applications for the home. The ...

03/16/06 - 20060059544 - Distributed secure repository
A distributed secure repository and related methods allow users of a communications management system to securely store and share communications with other users. A user shares a communication by securely storing the communication, identifying the recipient, and specifying permissions that limit actions that the recipient is permitted to take with ...

03/16/06 - 20060059543 - Method and system for managing secure platform administration
A method, a system and a server are provided for managing networks in a multiple domain environment is provided. A user request may be received via a first secure session. A domain pertaining to the user request may be automatically determined by accessing a database. A request, based on the ...

03/09/06 - 20060053482 - Secure web access via an original ca
A system for securing an access to a predetermined area of a target server uses a copy protected record carrier comprising an information file, which comprises a project identifier and/or an address of an authentification server with which an application using said information file can communicate so that the authentification ...

03/02/06 - 20060048212 - Authentication system based on address, device thereof, and program
An address allocated to a user by an authentication server is used as an IP address of a packet which is transmitted from a user terminal, preventing an illicit use if the IP address were eavesdropped. An authentication server 100 performs an authentication of a user based on a user ...

02/23/06 - 20060041931 - Service level assurance system and method for wired and wireless broadband networks
A system and method are provided for tracking and reporting the performance of a network. A client or a user device can access the network through a wired connection or wireless access points. The client maintains a log or track the events that occur during the log-on attempts as well ...

02/16/06 - 20060037064 - System, method and program to filter out login attempts by unauthorized entities
System, method and computer program for authenticating a user of a client computer to a remote server computer. A client computer initially sends a userID but not a password of the user to the remote server computer. In response to the userID, the server computer determines a subsequent time window ...

02/16/06 - 20060037063 - System and method for controlling network access
A system for controlling network access to products. The system includes a security appliance connected to a product under operational control of a first entity, a product connection platform and a user terminal under operational control of a second entity, the product connection platform being accessed by the user terminal, ...

02/02/06 - 20060026668 - Web application framework
A web application framework is described. A web application framework class that inherits from an ASP.NET framework class is defined and used to maintain global code that may be accessed by one or more web-based applications. A global class associated with each web-based application is modified to inherit from the ...

01/26/06 - 20060021009 - Authorization and authentication based on an individual's social network
An individual's social network is used to authorize information flow to the individual and to authenticate the individual for access to certain information or services. Information flow to the individual is authorized if the source of the information is a member of the individual's social network who is connected to ...

01/12/06 - 20060010486 - Network security active detecting system and method thereof
A network security active detecting system for connecting to at least one client end and a server end in a network system includes a networking-judging unit for judging whether a networking request of a client end is sent to an authorized network, a security condition detecting unit for determining the ...

01/05/06 - 20060005233 - Network security and applications to the fabric environment
A method and apparatus for securing networks, focusing on application in Fibre Channel networks. A combination of unique security techniques are combined to provide overall network security. Responsibility for security in the network is assigned to one or more designated entities. The designated entities deploy management information throughout the network ...

01/05/06 - 20060005232 - Path utilization device discovery
A method and system for discovering devices on a network comprising obtaining route path data and real-time path usage data from at least one routing device on the network. Devices on the network are discovered based on the combination of the obtained route path data and real-time path usage data. ...

12/29/05 - 20050289643 - Authentication method, terminal device, relay device and authentication server
A terminal device in the present invention includes a first authentication information transmitter configured to transmit first authentication information including a user ID to a relay device, a temporary ID storage configured to store a temporary ID issued by an authentication server receiving the first authentication information via the relay ...

12/29/05 - 20050289642 - Using web services for online permissions
A method and arrangement for sharing information/data over a network are disclosed. The method and arrangement include authenticating a user by way of an authentication process. The authenticated user may share his/her information with another authenticated user over a network. The method may be embodied as an application program interface ...

12/29/05 - 20050289641 - Terminal device, providing server, electronic-information using method, electronic-information providing method, terminal-device program, providing-server program, mediating program and storage medium
The present invention provides a device-authentication system capable of efficiently performing authentication before using a service through a network. A CE device (3) includes a browser (9) for accessing a service server (4) and an authentication module (7) for allowing an authentication server (5) to perform device authentication. A device-authentication ...

12/22/05 - 20050283830 - Steganographic authentication
Various embodiments pertain to steganographically authenticating identities and authorizing transactions based on the authenticated identities. ...

12/22/05 - 20050283829 - Connection method
This invention relates to a method for permitting user equipment operating in accordance first standard to connect to a network operating in accordance with a second standard, said method comprising, sending from said user equipment to said network first identity information, providing in said network second identity information for said ...

12/22/05 - 20050283828 - Multipurpose media access data processing system
A multipurpose media access device, which includes a communication interface operable to control transfer of data between said multipurpose user device and at least one communication network, a data storage module operable to store user data and a unique user identifier, a program storage module having at least one executable ...

12/15/05 - 20050278777 - Method and system for enforcing secure network connection
The invention is a system and method for enforcing remote users to use secure network connections. Every time a user connects to the network, its network connection is verified for security vulnerabilities and a security policy applies to every network connection based on the number and severity of security vulnerabilities ...

12/01/05 - 20050268330 - Authentication
In connection with authenticating a client of a network, information is acquired that characterizes the client in a manner that enables a determination about authenticating the client of the network, the information being acquired other than in the form of a digital message that is passed on behalf of the ...

11/17/05 - 20050257251 - Systems and methods for disabling software components to protect digital media
A list of computing components to be disabled can be distributed through a computer readable medium to computing devices. A process on these computing devices can read the list and disable listed components. The components can be permanently disabled, or disabled for a limited purpose. A list or list update ...

10/27/05 - 20050240988 - Separate accounting server
A method of providing an accounting service in a mobile communication system, comprising the steps of: accessing (M1, M2) a chargeable functionality of said communication system by a user (U), by authenticating said user (U) by a authentication/authorization server (AA-S), and authorizing said access of said user (U) by said ...

10/13/05 - 20050229239 - Flow token
Managing and securing process flow. A network server receives user data and retrieves secured flow data from the user data. A user interface is rendered at the client in response to the user data. The flow data is based on a web request from the client and identifies the process ...

10/13/05 - 20050229238 - Method and device to determine the network environment and configure a network gateway
A method (20, 30, 40) for automatically self-configuring a network device (13, 17) being added to a network (8, 9) without user intervention operates by providing that the network device (13, 17) discover its network environment. The network device (13, 17) attempts to access each of those services it offers ...

08/25/05 - 20050188422 - Protected execution environments within a computer system
A protected execution agent installs itself within a file system manager on the computer to control modifications to a protected execution environment by intercepting I/O requests from applications. If an unauthorized application attempts to modify the protected execution environment, the protected execution agent terminates the original I/O request and creates ...

08/25/05 - 20050188421 - System and method for providing data security
A data security system, comprising: an implicit clearance system for requiring a user to meet any one of a set of implicit conditions in order access the set of data; an explicit clearance system for selectively requiring a user to have explicit permission in order to access a set of ...

08/18/05 - 20050183137 - Protected execution environments within a computer system
A protected execution agent installs itself within a file system manager on the computer to control modifications to a protected execution environment by intercepting I/O requests from applications. If an unauthorized application attempts to modify the protected execution environment, the protected execution agent terminates the original I/O request and creates ...

07/28/05 - 20050166260 - Distributed policy enforcement using a distributed directory
A method for managing access to a resource includes receiving a request for access to the resource, obtaining data pertinent to the request from a directory, generating an authorization decision for the request based on the obtained data, and allowing access to the resource when the generated decision is to ...

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