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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020

Filed:

Nov. 21, 2015
Applicant:

Level 3 Communications, Llc, Broomfield, CO (US);

Inventors:

Brad Bernay Doctor, Golden, CO (US);

Nathaniel David Jamiel, Lafayette, CO (US);

Taylor David Fraley, Erie, CO (US);

John Grayson Fable, Longmont, CO (US);

Assignee:

Level 3 Communications, LLC, Broomfield, CO (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/00 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/40 (2013.01); G06F 21/34 (2013.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/105 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/34 (2013.01); G06F 21/40 (2013.01); H04L 9/3228 (2013.01); H04L 63/08 (2013.01); H04L 63/083 (2013.01); H04L 63/0838 (2013.01); H04L 63/0853 (2013.01); H04L 63/0892 (2013.01); H04L 63/107 (2013.01); H04L 2463/082 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system includes least one processor in communication with a memory storing instructions, the at least one processor to receive an authentication request comprising authentication information from a user requesting access to a computing device connected to a communications network, determine a type of authentication request sent by the user, transmit the authentication request to an appropriate authentication server responsive to the type of authentication request, receive an authentication response from the appropriate authentication server, determine a permission level for the user requesting access to the computing device and attach the permission level to the authentication response, and transmit the authentication response to the user requesting access to the computing device.


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