Patent ID: 7823188
Filing Date: 2010-10-26
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for access to a packet switching network suitable for implementing a simplified signature method, the system comprising: a proxy server through which all data flows pass which are exchanged between a user and the network, a plurality of service providers which are connected to the network, each service provider being capable of transmitting, through the network, an authentication request to the user who contacts the service provider, through the network, in order to identify and/or authenticate the user before providing him with personalized and/or secure services, the response to be provided by same user to the authentication request being able to be different in accordance with the service provider contacted, at least one authentication server which is capable of storing at least one item of authentication data for each user and transmitting, in response to an authentication request, an authentication response which contains an item of authentication data in accordance with both the service provider who transmitted the authentication request and identity of the user who contacted the service provider, and a simplified signature module which is capable of automatically processing on behalf of the user the authentication requests transmitted by the service providers contacted, the module being capable for each user: of directing the authentication requests to the appropriate authentication server, and of transmitting to the service provider the corresponding authentication response transmitted by the appropriate authentication server, wherein the system further comprises a supplementary server which is independent from the proxy server, the simplified signature module being implemented in the supplementary server, and wherein the proxy server is provided with an interface which allows the proxy server to be connected to the supplementary server and allows at least the authentication requests transmitted by the service providers contacted to be transmitted to the supplementary server in order to process these requests using the simplified signature module.