Patent ID: 9432359
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method at a network interface device, the method comprising: receiving a network access request from a client device to access a Web site in a public network; replying to the client device with a redirect to an authentication service; receiving a credential request directed to the client device from the authentication service, the credential request communicated to the client device; receiving user credentials directed to the authentication service from the client device, the user credentials communicated to the authentication service; receiving an encrypted token directed to the client device from the authentication service, the encrypted token communicated to the client device that posts the encrypted token back to the network interface device; communicating a validation request to a network authorization service, the validation request including the encrypted token and a device identifier of the network interface device; receiving validation from the network authorization service, the validation indicating that the network interface device allow the client device access to the public network; and communicating a redirect to the client device to access the Web site in the public network.