Authentication server and methods for granting tokens comprising location data

摘要

An authentication server and methods of generating a token for use by a mobile device to establish authorization for the mobile device to access a service provided by a service server, the method comprising receiving a request for the token from the mobile device, generating the token comprising location data identifying a location for the mobile device and authentication data indicating a level of access that the mobile device is permitted to have to the service provided by the service server, and transmitting the token to the mobile device.

主权项

1. A method of generating a token for use by a mobile device to establish authorization for the mobile device to access a service provided by a service server, the method comprising:
receiving, at an authentication server, a request for the token from the mobile device; and responsive to receiving the request:
receiving, at the authentication server, policy data governing operation of the mobile device from a policy server;receiving, at the authentication server, received location data from a network-side entity;generating the token at the authentication server, the token comprising location data identifying a location for the mobile device and authentication data indicating a level of access that the mobile device is permitted to have to the service provided by the service server, the location data and the authentication data being provided in the same token, the location data of the token based on the received location data, the authentication data generated based on the policy data; andtransmitting the token to the mobile device.