Patent ID: 8984606
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of managing access to a network, the method comprising: receiving, via an edge device, a network access request comprising one or more credentials; authenticating the one or more user credentials provided in the network access request; identifying a database record for a user associated with the one or more user credentials, wherein the database record for the user comprises a user identifier, a group identifier, and a re-authentication duration value; obtaining re-authentication duration value from the database record for the user, wherein the re-authentication duration value is pre-assigned to the user or pre-assigned to a group associated with the user; sending, to the edge device, a response comprising the re-authentication duration value; receiving a notification that one or more attributes associated with the user have been modified; and causing re-authentication of the user in response to the notification.