METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CENTRALIZED AUTHENTICATION

摘要

A method for centralized user authentication on a computer network where each of a plurality of agent computers perform the method. A user identifier and token is obtained by at least one of the plurality of networked computers. The user identifier and token are concatenated and passed to a central authentication system on the network. A response is received from the central authentication system, and if the response does not permit access, the token is passed as a password to the central authentication system. Other systems and methods for centralized authentication are also disclosed.