Patent ID: 8966584
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: binding each of a plurality of services to one of a plurality of ports on a dynamic authentication broker computing device; configuring a first port from the plurality of ports on the dynamic authentication broker computing device to receive authentication requests using a first protocol and a second port from the plurality of ports on the dynamic authentication broker computing device to receive authentication requests using a second protocol; receiving an authentication request on one of the plurality of services, the authentication request formatted according to the first protocol; selecting, based on at least one identifier associated with the authentication request, by the computing device, a third protocol and an authentication server from a plurality of distinct authentication servers, wherein the third protocol and the authentication server is selected based on a received Network Access Server identifier and a user identifier defined by the one of the plurality of services and further wherein the authentication server is configured to process the authentication request in at least one of the distinct protocols; wherein at least one of: transmitting at least a portion of the authentication request to the authentication server using the third protocol.