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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2006
Edwin Koehler, Jr., Ontario, NY (US);
Sergio Fiszman, Nepean, CA;
Cherif Sleiman, East Amherst, NY (US);
Edwin Koehler, Jr., Ontario, NY (US);
Sergio Fiszman, Nepean, CA;
Cherif Sleiman, East Amherst, NY (US);
Nortel Networks Limited, St. Laurent, Quebec, CA;
Abstract
The present invention advantageously provides a method, system and apparatus for allocating addresses to secure unique local networks by providing a brokered federated policy and identity management system, the brokered federated policy and identity management system having an address domain manager that allocates network addresses, the address domain manager arranged to interoperate with a network identity management module, the network identity management module providing management of identity at an application level, receiving an authorization from the brokered federated policy and identity management system, and assigning a network address to a unique local network based on the authorization from the brokered federated policy and identity management system. The method, system and apparatus may further include authenticating a user, wherein authenticating a user includes passing an assertion token to a device of the user. The method, system and apparatus may yet further include providing user policies to a policy enforcement point in a network.