Patent ID: 7802091
Filing Date: 2010-09-21
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a proxy authentication server configured to be in communication with a network access server and an authentication server; wherein the proxy authentication server is configured to intercept a first authentication request from the network access server for a supplicant; wherein the proxy authentication server is configured to forward the first authentication request to the authentication server responsive to determining the proxy authentication server does not have authentication data for the supplicant; wherein the proxy authentication server is configured to intercept a response to the first authentication request from the authentication server, the response comprising authentication data for the client; wherein the proxy authentication server is configured to store the authentication data for the supplicant and to forward the authentication data for the supplicant to the network access server; wherein the proxy authentication server is configured to intercept a second authentication request for the supplicant from a second network access server; and wherein the proxy authentication server is configured to authenticate the second authentication request with the stored authentication data and reply to the second network access server responsive to determining the proxy authentication server has the authentication data for the supplicant.