LEVERAGING ONLINE IDENTITIES TO GRANT ACCESS TO PRIVATE NETWORKS

摘要

An authentication service running on a processing device receives a request from a local area network (LAN) to authenticate a computing device (and/or a user of the computing device) that has attempted to access the LAN, the request comprising a first identifier (ID) that uniquely identifies the computing device. The authentication service determines whether to authenticate the computing device based on the first ID, information from a third party data set, and an authentication criterion of the LAN. Responsive to determining that the information from the third party data set satisfies the authentication criterion, the authentication service notifies the LAN that the computing device is authenticated.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, by an authentication service running on a processing device, a request from a private network to authenticate a computing device that has attempted to access the private network, the request comprising a first identifier (ID) that uniquely identifies the computing device and a second ID that uniquely identifies the private network; determining, by the authentication service and based on the first ID, whether the computing device is associated with an account of the authentication service; determining, by the authentication service and based on the second ID, an authentication criterion for the private network; responsive to determining that the computing device is associated with an account, determining whether the account comprises information from a third party data set that satisfies the authentication criterion for the private network; and responsive to determining that the account comprises information from the third party data set that satisfies the authentication criterion, notifying the private network that the computing device is authenticated.