Patent ID: 6981156
Filing Date: 2005-12-27
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for distributively and dynamically securing a communications network, comprising the steps of: interconnecting a network device between each computer equipment to be secured and the network; intercepting communications between a computer equipment connected to said device and the network by said device; obtaining information related to a user of said computer equipment by an authentication module associated with said device; defining a security level of said device by said authentication module associated with said device; transmitting said information related to the user and said security level of said device to an authentication management server connected to the network; authenticating the user by said authentication management server in accordance with said information related to the user and said security level of said device; distributively transmitting security parameters from said authentication management server to devices on the network; storing said security parameters by each device; and processing, in each device, said security parameters received from said authentication management server, thereby distributively and dynamically configuring the security of the network to address new modes of attack.