Patent ID: 9531717
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method of securing access to data and services that are accessed via a network device implementing the method, said method being implemented by said network device, wherein the method comprises: receiving a request for accessing data or at least one service, the request comprising a source identifier identifying a source of the request; if the request does not comprise a session identifier, and if a stored source identifier group exists in memory for the source identifier, generating a session identifier for subsequently accessing data or at least one service from sources having source identifiers that are in the source identifier group existing in memory for the source identifier, storing in memory information associating said generated session identifier with said stored source identifier group for the source identifier, granting the request, and transmission of the generated session identifier to the source of the request; and if the request comprises a session identifier, and if a stored source identifier group exists in memory for the session identifier comprised in the request, comparing source identifiers associated with the source identifier group existing in memory for the session identifier comprised in the request to said source identifier comprised in said request, and granting the request if the source identifier comprised in said request is comprised in said source identifiers associated with the stored source identifier group for the session identifier comprised in the request.