Sprint Communications Comapny L.p.

Bala Balasubramanian

Ken Boydstun

Kenneth Charles Boydstun

Bharath N Kuruvalli

Richard R Perez

Mouaz Allababidi

Hiep Nguyen

Steve Marshall

Rohit D Janu

The present disclosure is a method for bridging requests for access to resources between requesters in a distributed network and an authenticator servicing the distributed network. The bridging mechanism has security features including a naming service for machine authentication and machine process rules to authorize what process machines can perform. The security proxy bridge intercepts an access request, and checks the IP address for machine authentication as well as the machine process rules and if both verifications are successful, the bridge then forwards the request for access to the authenticator. The security proxy framework utilizes a data structure that provides a method for storing selected security information stored as data records supporting an authentication and authorization system for users to access resources on multiple components of a distributed network supporting multiple business units of an enterprise. Primary authentication information stored herein includes general user information, security information, and contact information.

Security framework bridge

A system for controlling access to computing resources within an enterprise. The system can consist of a web server and a web security agent controlling access to URLs, a security gatekeeper and an access server controlling access to APIs, and a core security framework used by both the web server and web security agent and the security gatekeeper and access server to store security data and policies and make security decisions. The access server can be a SOAP server. The core security framework can consist of a policy store, a data store, and a policy server, where the data store can be a relational database or a directory. A session token can be attached to an approved request for access to an API and can provide access to the API for the duration of a session.

Business-to-business security integration

The present disclosure is a method for bridging requests for access to resources between requestors in a distributed network and an authenticator servicing the distributed network. The bridging mechanism has security features including a naming service for machine authentication and machine process rules to authorize what process machines can perform. The security proxy bridge intercepts an access request, and checks the IP address for machine authentication as well as the machine process rules and if both verifications are successful, the bridge then forwards the request for access to the authenticator. The security proxy framework utilizes a data structure that provides a method for storing selected security information stored as data records supporting an authentication and authorization system for users to access resources on multiple components of a distributed network supporting multiple business units of an enterprise. Primary authentication information stored herein includes general user information, security information, and contact information.

Security framework data scheme

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Irving, TX, United States of America

Bala Balasubramanian