Dynamic distribution of authentication sessions

摘要

This disclosure relates to authenticating and providing transport security over unsecured IP networks to network subscribers. The system includes an authentication service that authenticates network subscribers. The authentication service can dynamically define expiry times for network authentication.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for management of authentication sessions, the computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving an authentication request for an authentication session, wherein an authentication server receives the authentication request from a telecommunication device; determining a proposed expiry time for the authentication session, wherein the proposed expiry time is within a first time period; determining a number of subscribers with expiry times within the first time period; based on a determination that the number of subscribers in the first time period exceeds a first subscriber threshold,
determining a modified expiry time within a second time period, wherein the number of subscribers with authentication session expiry times within the second time period does not exceed a second subscriber threshold;generating an authentication token with the second expiry time; andtransmitting the authentication token to the telecommunication device responsive to the authentication request.