Patent ID: 8763088
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A first computer system, residing on a first computer network of a plurality of computer networks, for controlling access to the plurality of computer networks, the first computer system configured to: receive a first credential from a network access controller on the first computer network, the first credential being associated with a first connecting device requesting access to the plurality of computer networks at the network access controller; select, using a criterion, at least one authentication routing policy from a plurality of authentication routing policies, each authentication routing policy of the plurality of authentication routing policies comprising: select a first authentication database of the at least two authentication databases of the selected at least one authentication routing policy against which the first credential is to be authenticated; communicate the first credential to the first authentication database using the address information; receive an authentication response from the first authentication database; and communicate the authentication response to the network access controller.