Patent ID: 6598167
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L,H04M,Y10S

Abstract:
A security system for communications network management having an integrated customer interface, said security system comprising:(a) a plurality of client web browsers to enable interactive secure communications with said system, each of said web browsers identified with a customer and providing an integrated interface for said customer, each of said web browsers supporting client identification, client authentication and secure sockets layer communications protocol; (b) at least one secure web server for managing secure client sessions over the internet, said secure web server supporting secure socket layer for encrypted communication between said client browser and said secure web server, said secure server also providing session management including client identification, validation and session management to link said session with said client: (c) at least one dispatcher server for communicating with said secure web server through a first firewall, and communicating with a plurality of proxy services and system resources using an internal network, said dispatcher server providing verification of system access after client entitlements have been verified; (d) said plurality of system resources providing communications network management capabilities for said client, each of said system resources responsive to a request from one of said plurality of client browsers to generate client data o r instructions relating to said communications network.